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Millions of Facebook records were exposed on public Amazon server

11 comments

  1. [3]
    zaarn
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    So to summarize; Facebook logged cleartext passwords, Facebook demanded your email password and now Facebook stored records in a public S3 bucket? Honestly, if I didn't know better I'd suspect the...

    So to summarize; Facebook logged cleartext passwords, Facebook demanded your email password and now Facebook stored records in a public S3 bucket? Honestly, if I didn't know better I'd suspect the entire management is just monkeys with typewriters. (Though considering they are HQ'd in Silicon Valley, probably not far from the truth)

    6 votes
    1. [2]
      JustABanana
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      It wasn't facebook that stored the data on S3, it was a third party dev

      It wasn't facebook that stored the data on S3, it was a third party dev

      1. zaarn
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        And FB is still responsible for the data given to them by the users, third parties that pull this much information should have to prove to the upstream user data sources that they properly secured...

        And FB is still responsible for the data given to them by the users, third parties that pull this much information should have to prove to the upstream user data sources that they properly secured the data.

        3 votes
  2. [8]
    EsmailELBoB
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    Question: Why You Guys Still Love FB ?

    Question: Why You Guys Still Love FB ?

    4 votes
    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      “Love” might be too strong a word. “Tolerate” would be closer to the truth. I need Facebook in order to stay in contact with some people and to be aware of some social activities. But I keep my...

      “Love” might be too strong a word. “Tolerate” would be closer to the truth.

      I need Facebook in order to stay in contact with some people and to be aware of some social activities.

      But I keep my footprint on Facebook minimal. I never install any apps from Facebook (not even the Facebook app itself, or the Messenger app). I don't give any personal data to Facebook (no matter how often it asks for my phone number). I use it like we use any dangerous tool: aware of the risks and with safeguards in place.

      5 votes
    2. [6]
      nic
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      why do you hate it so much?

      why do you hate it so much?

      1. [5]
        nothis
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        Is that still a question people have in 2019? How about the very headline this is a reply to?

        Is that still a question people have in 2019? How about the very headline this is a reply to?

        7 votes
        1. [4]
          crdpa
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          And the passwords in plain text. And the deleted posts. And they asking for your e-mail password and harvesting contacts. I just deleted my account. I would open once a week just to see if my SO...

          And the passwords in plain text. And the deleted posts. And they asking for your e-mail password and harvesting contacts.

          I just deleted my account. I would open once a week just to see if my SO tagged me in something.

          1 vote
          1. [3]
            nothis
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            I'm not on facebook, can anyone explain what that means? They ask you for your email account's password? That can't be it, can it?

            And they asking for your e-mail password

            I'm not on facebook, can anyone explain what that means? They ask you for your email account's password? That can't be it, can it?