[shnp]

I deleted my phone number around mid-2018 and it’s also part of the leak tying the phone number to my name and gender

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26708923

[hendersoon]

We don't know exactly when the data was exfiltrated, just that it ended in early 2019. It could have been taken at any point before that time.

[sm4rk0]

Earliest date in one of the columns (last login?) is something around 2019-04-28.

[shnp]

Yeah it could be, will have to wait for more details first.

I would not be surprised if FB kept that phone number with a "deleted" flag to this day though.

[milofeynman]

Similar experience. Class action?

[shnp]

I started taking and deleting my data off FB 5 years ago, after I knew better. I'm only on FB because of messenger, and checks FB less than once a month.

I think that's a better approach than suing them and getting the $10 from a class action.

[sm4rk0]

Why not both?