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 to how the issue arose. Controversy sparked earlier today, when one O2 subscriber realized browsing sites via his phone's data connection transmitted his number in among the header data; a proof-of-concept site prompted the expected outcry against the carrier. Update: O2 has commented officially on the issue; more after the cut.
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