What the actual fuck, Facebook?

[fayanora]

I just got "Your account is temporarily locked" because "we do not recognize the device you're on." It made me confirm my identity, which I had to do using my cell phone, because the fuckinng Facebook doesn't believe me when I told them where my mother was born. What the flippity frakking Jesus-wearing-panties FUCK, Facebook? It's my laptop, the

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[fayanora]

Nah, just a misguided safety thing. They sent my phone a text with a code, I entered the code, I got back in.

[baron_waste]

Well, now, look at that again and you'll see the problem. The “only thing you can think of” is absolutely correct: You were doing wireless from a public location, yes? You sent a signal to the repeater, which itself sent that signal to Facebook. Facebook has not got that signal from that location before. They were safeguarding you against identity theft.

My bank does the same thing; if I try to access my account from, say, the Public Library (which isn't smart, by the way), they give me the same “We don't recognize this computer - Prove that you're you” message. I have no problem with that.

[fayanora]

Yes, but this is Facebook, not a bank. Since when did Facebook give even the tiniest shit about security or privacy?