Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published

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Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published

BBC News talked to Ron Bowes, a security consultant who used a simple piece of code to download over 100 million Facebook users data. Howes argued that he wanted to raise awareness about privacy issues. The data was published freely on the Internet. Hacking sites, like Pirate Bay, loved the free data.

Facebook argues that the data was already in the public domain and thus, they should not be held responsible. (The details collected were set for view of everyone).

This raises a significant issue for people who DO like their privacy. To avoid any potential hacking or unintentional downloads, make sure that your privacy settings are set at the highest level. Any other level will give you a higher exposure on the Internet - both the good and the bad kind. And always remember that Facebook founders and employees believe that privacy is a thing of the past.

Posted by Terra3.0 at 7/30/2010 4:58 AM

Categories: Privacy, Social Media
Tags: Privacy social media Facebook

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