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Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

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Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#41
> The company is in the beginning stages of its investigation.

This is code for "this is much worse than we are telling you now, we just can't reveal it all at once".

I dislike Facebook as much as the next person.. but I have to say, Facebook Ads are a goldmine if you know what you're doing. It's not going to be that way forever.

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#42
post #5

Did not mention what was leaked/taken or how 50M and not everyone.

Or why FB waited almost a week to tell us.

Worth noting that GDPR requires 72 hours from discovery to disclosure; and whether Facebook's timetable matches these rules.

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#43
post #28

On the one hand, every time another scandal or breach is revealed about centralized networks, I want to post this and have everyone recognize the root problem and the solution: https://Qbix.com (see the video) On the other hand, I feel like I’m shamelessly promoting/shilling my own company. How to do it in a classy way? I really believe that there is a problem people are not recognizing enough to do something about i…

Seeing as you asked... your website's terrible UX doesn't help. I just took a look and moved on within 30 seconds - a dated look and feel (that also feels targeted at primary school teachers), walls of text, broken links, no clear route back to the homepage to reorient yourself (can't click the logo), no clear waypoints to follow...

You only get one chance to make a first impression. I'm afraid the first impression I got means I'm unlikely to return. I suspect the same applies to all those who took a look in March.

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#44

Is it wrong to be glad FB's reputation has tarnished (and stock price sideways) over the past year or so? For so long they've monopolized the talent pool in the Bay Area. If more people decide 1) they don't want to work at FB and 2) FB employees are itching to leave then I see any stain on FB's employment brand as a net positive to the greater tech + startup ecosystem.

they havent monopolized talent, they pay for talent. Facebook paying high salaries has increased all of our pay, equity etc, whether you work there or not. The only thing this may be bad for is founders who are in a zero sum competition with FB for talent and now need to spend more money and equity to get it.

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#45
So here is a question: my girlfriend only uses FB on her laptop, and always logs out when she's done. I usually make fun of her for doing this.

But does this mean most of the time that there was no active access token and she is mostly safe? (Excluding the windows of time where she was actively using FB) Do I have to take back all of my teasing?

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

#46
post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

User impersonation code always terrifies the bajeebus out of me.

You only get to see your own profile. It's a very useful tool to make sure you're not leaking data you people you'd rather not give it to.

> You only get to see your own profile.

Well, when it doesn't have a security hole.

Re: Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users

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post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

User impersonation code always terrifies the bajeebus out of me.

You only get to see your own profile. It's a very useful tool to make sure you're not leaking data you people you'd rather not give it to.

... until the mechanism turns out to have an exploit, as just happened here.
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