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 ...

· 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 ...

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 ...

Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a thrilling gadget show produced in our London office. Luke's focus is on keeping you in the loop with a mix of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

There’s no denying that the iPad is far to big to be a telephone, but there are times when it would be nice to make calls on the device. For example, I’ve previously used Skype to make a call on mine ...

O2 have apologised for and fixed a problem with their network that was giving away their users’ mobile phone numbers every time they accessed a website from their handsets. Spotted this morning, the ...

According to a recent report by the Next Web, UK mobile operator O2 may actually be sending your mobile phone number to every single website that you visit on your device. This was first discovered by ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. A new app called Tu Go, developed by Telefonica ...