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Facebook Introduces One-Time Passwords

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-forgot-that-too dept.

angry tapir writes "Worried about logging into Facebook from a strange computer? There's now a way to get into the popular social network without entering your regular Facebook password. It's called a temporary password. To use it, users must list their mobile phone numbers with their Facebook accounts. They can then text a number from their phones and Facebook sends back a temporary password that is good for 20 minutes. The service will be available worldwide in the next few weeks."

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  1. Great idea. by Timmmm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now can we please get one-time credit card authorisation?

  2. Real advantage over SSL? by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yet another way for a big Internet organization to collect phone numbers.

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    1. Re:Real advantage over SSL? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Since when has Facebook started caring about user privacy? This is, as noted, an attempt to get more people to divulge their cell phone numbers.

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    2. Re:Real advantage over SSL? by tgd · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Sometimes there's a conspiracy.

      Sometimes you just really don't understand.

      If you think this has anything to do with SSL, guess which camp you're in?

    3. Re:Real advantage over SSL? by JustOK · · Score: 4, Insightful

      they've always cared about user privacy...just not in the traditional sense of protecting it.

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  3. makes sense by sakura+the+mc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    but that limited password better come with limited privledges to protect the account from getting jacked.