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Changes that are controversial and which we have already spoken. And curiously happening news related privacy issues that place once again at war with the Internet community.

It has been known that users of the Orange company would be sending your phone number without knowing all the sites they visit while using their mobile terminal to surf the net. A case is not isolated, and that apparently already found and believed solved in August 2010. The alarm bells have returned to British O2 users who have indicated that this problem keeps happening.

Although Orange has already recognized the mistake and is looking to reform What does this error? How do you know us? I explicates.El the problem fundamentally is that if we surf the Internet with your terminal using the Orange network operator, with requests that are made to the website where we will see you included our phone number and other information.

In what is called header data, which typically provides information to the target page and control information between the client and server, as the response status of the server, cookies, content type you are sending / receiving and other data that are useful for developers and administrators. Also statistical data such as what browser we are using, where we are or the operating system we use.

How do I know if I’m going through?

Apparently the problem is found in many mobile phone models, although it seems that the only one who does not have this problem is still the iPhone. It was not immediately known but much more data will explain how to know if this is happening in your terminal.

For that we need to see the headers that your browser sends to the server of the web page where we sail. This page provides all the information your browser sends headers. We have to establish specifically in the field called x-up-calling-line-id that is where in theory you should now see the phone number of your terminal.

What does this error for me?

Basically you are revealing your phone number to all the websites you visit without your consent. This is not a major problem as long as the pages we visit make proper use of all the data they receive, as is 99% of the websites. There are many statistics that are collected and used to improve the user experience on websites. But it could also be used by an administrator hustler to make calls and SMS offers indiscriminate, knowing the landing page, your operating system or mobile operator possibilities are wide. But more importantly, constitute an infringement of your privacy and Data Protection Act.

Orange has already reported that it is working on solving this problem but there is still no official statement that it is resolved. So we will wait and keep an eye on developments. It has been an excellent work by CanalPDA has allowed the company to work on this problem.