Submission + - Aussie telco caught handing over user mobile numbers to websites without consent (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by AlbanX on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @09:56PM

AlbanX writes: Australian telco Optus has been nabbed passing over its customers's mobile phone numbers to third-party websites without their knowledge.

The practice, known as HTTP header enrichment, aims to streamline the process of direct billing for customers, but they're not happy.

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You mean you didn't *know* she was off making lots of little phone companies?

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