1.5 million users have been hit by a new Facebook privacy breach showing just how badly reform is needed
revealed that the company had"harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts." The privacy breach came to light when a security researcher questioned why Facebook was asking for email passwords when new users signed up with the platform.", a message popped up saying it was 'importing' your contacts, without asking for permission first.
'Unintentional' harvesting of user data without consent comes as an awkward time for a company under increasing scrutiny over its approach to securing and maintaining the security of its users. The number of people affected by this is not insignificant."We estimate that up to 1.5 million people's email contacts may have been uploaded," the company said."These contacts were not shared with anyone and we're deleting them.
ll the while, Facebook was formulating a strategy to publicly frame these moves as a way of protecting user privacy." investigation cited Amazon as an example where Facebook provided access to user data in return for advertising dollars on its platforms.
The leaked documents are the latest to emerge from Facebook's legal battle with Six4Three, the developer of the defunct app for searching out bikini-clad photos on the platform.
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