LJ MAJOR PRIVACY FAIL II - PINGBACK PONG!

helens78 acturally tested how pingback works (not): http://helens78.dreamwidth.org/860769.html
Turns out, you can't protect yourself reliably from it. Esp. the uncertain behavior with respect to locked, unlocked, and filtered posts is worrisome!

At this point, it seems prudent to stop cross-posting to LJ and empty the blog, except for a single entry stating where to find me. It's really obnoxious. I'll see how my feelings develop over the next few hours/days.

Infinite Face Book Loop Reloaded

Hi,
I just was locked out of my facebook and asked to enter a mobile phone number in order to confirm my identity. Again the site presented is a mixture of English and German. Again, each attempt to log into my account is redirected to an ssl-secured site by Facebook US. This time, I didn't try to enter a phone number. They didn't answer my help requests for the last time:

Text: http://akk.dreamwidth.org/282766.html
Screenshots: http://akk.dreamwidth.org/283068.html

This is bad, because since the last time I gathered a few FB-only friends, with one of whom I am currently in conversation and don't know (yet) how to contact offsite. This is the 2nd time FB blocks me out of the service. Since I did nothing - and obviously can't validate my phone (tried last time) - I'm out of their service. Assholes.

EDIT: Apparently, it's a new "security feature" in case they don't recognize your log-in location - like your smartphone via UMTS and you via a computer within a short time doesn't make sense to them and you get "ROADBLOCK". Only that their offered "confirm your identity" is limited to "add your phone" at my place, which doesn't work for what reason ever. Hence: FB IS DEAD! AGAIN! An especially nice touch is the new added link of "Or use a different verification method", which gives you -- yes, indeed -- "add your phone".

EDIT2: and no, I'm not the only one. Once I figured out what "feature" was in the way, it's easy to come by a 1000+ hits via Google-fu. Such as this one: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/285198-facebook-cell-phone-verification/ Unfortunately, that doesn't get my account back - and I don't want yet another one only to have it blocked again.

Okay, I have a pretty clear idea how FB gets its over 2 million users numbers. *IRONY CUDGEL!*