You can now secure your Facebook account with two-factor authentication without handing over your phone number. The social network now works alongside apps like Google Authenticator, Duo Security, and ...

Facebook users who have associated a mobile phone number with their accounts in order to enable the social network’s “Login Approvals” security feature can no longer be found on the website based on ...

Setting up two-factor authentication is usually a recommended move to keep important accounts secure — but on Facebook, adding a phone number could impact privacy. After a tweet from a user ...

If you use two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your Facebook account, you likely, at some point, gave Facebook your phone number. 2FA adds an almost impenetrable layer of security to your ...

Facebook users who want extra account security but don’t want to share their phone number with the company can now lock down their accounts with alternative two-factor authentication methods like code ...

Facebook announced it’s changed how to set up two-factor authentication. The new process is intended to make setting up 2FA more streamlined and eliminates the need to register a phone number. Where ...

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If you have a Facebook profile – it doesn’t really matter if you use it a lot or not – it’s important to secure it with two-factor authentication so your account isn’t hacked. The social network has ...

Your Facebook account is a rich target for cyber criminals. You certainly don't want a random hacker posting in your name if they manage to take over your account, which also contains personal ...

An issue with Facebook’s SMS two-factor authentication is keeping a significant number of users locked out of their accounts. The problem is users are not receiving text messages from Facebook which ...

Two-factor authentication may not be as sexy as the latest Android phone, but the technology is capturing news headlines, and deservedly so. Last week, Microsoft began rolling out this security tool ...

Facebook is facing criticism for not allowing users to opt out of a feature that lets people look them up using their phone number or email address. This includes users who only added their phone ...