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Privacy Flaw Exposes User Photos on Facebook

The Washington Post reports on a recently discovered Facebook bug that could have breached the privacy of users. The bug, which has now been fixed, allowed people to easily access all the wall updates and photos of their Facebook friends regardless of the privacy settings.



English Council Reveals Private Details of Children

News is just breaking of what appears to be a serious breach of privacy in England. Wiltshire County Council has accidentally published the details of 150 special needs children on its website.
A spreadsheet was accidentally uploaded to the website alongside a report. The spreadsheet, available for anyone to read, gave each child’s name, date of [...]