Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul

Facebook will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” feature, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of its privacy practices, the company told Reuters.

Facebook initiated the updates in connection with its $5 billion settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which required it to boost safeguards on user data to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices.

Source: Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul – Reuters