Two third-party developed Facebook apps have exposed datasets to the internet. Another Facebook integrated app named "At The Pool" was also found to have leaked data via an Amazon S3 bucket, containing user IDs, friends, likes, photos, events, and unprotected passwords of about 22,000 users. Facebook was only made aware of the data breach and secured the Amazon S3 bucket when media outlet Bloomberg contacted them for a response. Facebook is launching a new game, Your Profile, Your Home where users can build their own virtual home on Facebook and learn how to personalize their account based on their preferences. Through the game users can learn more about the settings of Facebook such as Privacy settings, Advertiser preferences, and security settings. Through Your Profile, Your Home, Facebook hopes that users will have an easy way to find out just how safe and secure their profiles are. Read more in our articles including "Two third-party Facebook apps expose user data to public" and "Smart TNT subscribers get free Facebook data in limited-time offer".
Two third-party developed Facebook apps have exposed datasets to the internet. Another Facebook integrated app named "At The Pool" was also found to have leaked data via an Amazon S3 bucket, containing user IDs, friends, likes, photos, events, and unprotected passwords of about 22,000 users.
Facebook was only made aware of the data breach and secured the Amazon S3 bucket when media outlet Bloomberg contacted them for a response. Facebook is launching a new game, Your Profile, Your Home where users can build their own virtual home on Facebook and learn how to personalize their account based on their preferences. Through the game users can learn more about the settings of Facebook such as Privacy settings, Advertiser preferences, and security settings.
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