ZDNet

Privacy watchdog to probe O2 over phone number leaks

The UK's privacy watchdog is putting O2 under scrutiny, after customers complained the mobile operator is revealing their phone numbers to website owners when they browse. The mobile operator's ...
CNET

O2 phone number leaks are nothing new, says security expert

A security expert has said networks leaking your phone number to sites you visit is a problem several years old. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a ...

O2 is urging customers to 'call three digit number and contact bank' in new alert

Mobile phone network operator O2 is urging customers to call a three-digit number and, if necessary, contact their bank as ...
ZDNet

O2 fixes mobile broadband number leaks

O2 has fixed a bug in the way it handles mobile broadband traffic that saw its customers unwittingly exposing their mobile phone numbers to website owners. The operator apologised for the apparent ...
The Next Web

UK mobile operator O2 sends your phone number to every website you visit

O2 may also be unwittingly assisting spammers, allowing them to match email addresses with phone numbers. See below for more updates. If you reside in the UK and you are one of the millions of ...
SlashGear

O2 Closes Number Leak Loophole [Update: Official Comment]

UK carrier O2 has apparently fixed the loophole that exposed subscribers' mobile numbers to websites they visited using their handset's data connection, though there's still no official explanation as ...
Engadget

O2 data breach potentially shares your cellphone number with the world (Updated)

There's an alarming rumor circulating that suggests that UK network O2 forwards your phone number to any website visited on a smartphone. Lewis Peckover built a site that displays the header data sent ...

O2 issues new text and email alert urging customers to 'call three-digit number'

Mobile phone network operator O2 is encouraging customers to dial a three-digit number and, if required, contact their bank ...
Engadget

O2's TU Go software spreads your phone number across multiple devices

· New, free-to-download app lets users make and receive calls, texts and voicemail from their existing O2 number on any supported device · Calls are charged in line with a Pay Monthly tariff – with ...
The Next Web

O2 fixes number sending issue, blames it on ‘technical changes” during routine maintenance

UK mobile operator O2 has responded to reports this morning that it was delivering customer phone numbers to third-party websites, noting that it has fixed the issue, adding that it was caused by ...
CNET

O2 apparently shares your phone number with sites you visit

O2 is in hot water today -- it looks like the mobile network has been sending your mobile number to every site you visit. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures ...