O2 are sending your number in HTTP headers

[PiKe]

A friend of mine discovered this, what a massive lapse in security.


There's a link on the tweet to check to see if your network includes any personal information.
http://lew.io/headers.php

https://mobile.twitter.com/O2/status/161872584634408960

 

[PiKe]

Big thread about it here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18367270

Didn't see that it had already been posted as it's in GD...

 

[PiKe]

Anyone reckon if this is worth-enough of getting out of a contract early?

LOL you can try, say you've breached the terms of my data protection or some such.