UK Carrier O2 Reportedly Sending Phone Number to Every Website You Visit [Updated]
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UK Carrier O2 Reportedly Sending Phone Number to Every Website You Visit [Updated]
The Next Web has just reported that UK Operator O2 is sending user's phone numbers in the header information when you visit a website over O2's 3G network.
TNW reports:
The issue was brought to our attention to Lewis Peckover, who created a simple webpage to check the information that a mobile browser would send to a website when it requested data.
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Nice one o2 much appreciated
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**** that. leaving O2 this week thanks to this.
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This is scary!
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Well this has DEFINITELY made me decide to go onto 3 after my current contract ends this time next year!
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definetely a privacy violation for the phone number gets public to every webmaster & website stats analysis reviewer however, in the uk i'm currently on O2 and never got a phone call by unwelcome individuals. i did had people around me coming to visit me without notice & without introducing themselves in a appropriate way then, i guess the problem is not on the phone number being sent to websites but the address information, name & last name or GPS position can be located then with O2 members of staff cooperation. rather focusing on the surface, risks & problems are much more lower level down to call centers operators & customer care members of staff who do sell such info & data to others.take care marc
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Go for the One plan. 5000 same network calls, 5000 texts, 2000 any network and landline calls and the icing on the cake, all you can eat data. I used about 60gb last month (no tethering restrictions or throttling). For only £25 a month (sim only). Obviously depending on the handset you get it may cost a bit more. Good signal too unless you live out the back of beyond. I've been on the plan over a year and wouldn't change it for all the tea in China.
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thank you for that i was waiting for a unlock for my iphone 4. because im on 3 network. now im glad i havent got it. get stuffed o2 i was with you for years no more o2 grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Now this explains why I'm getting random marketing text and calls even though I never give out my number. I wonder if this is against the law, as I never opted in for marketing but O2 opted in on behalf of me
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All carriers do it. Header enrichment allows for many value added services when on mobile.My previous employer was a mobile tech company who used this (with permission) on a very regular basis.
