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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Drum

Huffington Post teams with O2 to support TU Go app

The app allows customers to make and receive calls and messages using their O2 number on any device that runs iOS 5+, Android 4.0.3+ or Windows 7 for PC. Set to go live on a new sponsored channel ...
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 ...
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 ...

O2 review: The best of the major phone networks

O2 is one of only three major mobile phone networks left in the UK. It merged with Virgin Media in 2021 to create a company ...
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 ...