Yes please! (And thanks to @gruber for pointing this out.)

“Apple should update the formatting … and turn phone numbers with the area code in parentheses into the 123-555-1234 format. It’s only because area codes used to be optional that they were put in parentheses. Given that 7-digit dialing is never going to return, we should abolish the parentheses too.”

#APStyleGuide #PhoneNumbers #Formatting #Apple #AppleContacts

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/16/how-to-format-10-digit-phone-numbers

How to Format 10-Digit Phone Numbers

Link to: https://www.threads.com/@apstylebook/post/DXKtXVXEh7T

Daring Fireball

Radio New Zealand: Timaru cafe inundated with calls after AI tool lists phone number for hospital . “Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool had been offering up the phone number for Sopheze Coffee Lounge when people searched for Timaru Hospital. Sopheze Coffee Lounge manager Vanessa Keen said the problem started about six weeks ago.” Good grief.

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/radio-new-zealand-timaru-cafe-inundated-with-calls-after-ai-tool-lists-phone-number-for-hospital/
Radio New Zealand: Timaru cafe inundated with calls after AI tool lists phone number for hospital

Radio New Zealand: Timaru cafe inundated with calls after AI tool lists phone number for hospital . “Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool had been offering up the phone num…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The use of #NoReply addresses ( and #ShortCodes instead of #PhoneNumbers ) should be illegal as in:
- Lifetime ban for using Computers and Phones
- Life no less than 25 years of jail

If you - as a business or organization - can send me a message, you owe me the ability to reply to you in the same way.
- If you can't even be assed to add a "reply-to" address, I consider you a spammer.

#rant #venting #sarcasm #JobSearch #eMail #Phone #NoReplyAddress

#PaneraBread #DataBreach

What Happened
In January 2026, PANERA BREAD suffered a data breach that exposed 14M records. After an attempted #extortion failed, the attackers published the data publicly, which included 5.1M unique #emailaddresses along with associated account information such as names, #phonenumbers and physical #addresses. Panera Bread subsequently confirmed that "the #data involved is contact information" and that authorities were notified.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/PaneraBread

Have I Been Pwned: Panera Bread Data Breach

In January 2026, Panera Bread suffered a data breach that exposed 14M records. After an attempted extortion failed, the attackers published the data publicly, which included 5.1M unique email addresses along with associated account information such as names, phone numbers and physical addresses. Panera Bread subsequently confirmed that "the data involved is contact information" and that authorities were notified.

Have I Been Pwned
A #databreach reportedly exposed the personal information of 17.5 million #Instagram users, including #usernames, #emailaddresses, and #phonenumbers. The leaked data, available for sale on the dark web, could lead to #phishing attempts or #accounttakeovers. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Instagram says accounts 'are secure' after wave of suspicious password reset requests

The leak may be responsible for Instagram users receiving plenty of emails requesting a password reset.

Engadget
What's the phone number for Linux customer support?
#linux #customersupport #phonenumbers #linustorvalds #debugging

#Development #Techniques
Phone numbers everywhere · A HTML fix for unwanted Safari/iOS phone links https://ilo.im/168osc

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#PhoneNumbers #Webpage #Mobile #Safari #iOS #Webkit #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #HTML

WebKit browsers see telephone numbers everywhere

Just like Excel seeing everything as a date, WebKit mobile browsers automatically interpret many numbers as telephone numbers. When detected, mobile browsers replace the text in the HTML with a cli...

sethmlarson.dev

A Simple #WhatsApp #Security Flaw #Exposed 3.5 Billion #PhoneNumbers

By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
#privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.

WIRED