#facebook data breach

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Cambridge Analytica Stole Data From More Countries

Mark Zuckerberg and Mike Schroepfer stated Cambridge hijacked data on “up to 87 million people”. However, the total number of users provided by Facebook is 77,140,104:

United States: 70,632,350

Philippines: 1,175,870

Indonesia: 1,096,666

UK: 1,079,031

Mexico: 789,880

Canada: 622,161

India: 562,455

Brazil: 443,117

Vietnam: 427,447

Australia: 311,127

What countries do the remaining 9,859,896 people live?

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Zuckerburgers

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‘A grand illusion’: seven days that shattered Facebook’s facade

Revelations about the depths of Facebook’s failure to protect our data have finally pulled back the curtain, observers say

Never forget: Facebook buys users offline data from data brokers which is used by advertisers. Don’t believe, checkout Facebook’s own page listing the companies they buy from. #Profiling #SurveillanceCapitalism

“Dumb fucks.” That’s how Mark Zuckerberg described users of Facebook for trusting him with their personal data back in 2004. If the last week is anything to go by, he was right.

Since the Observer reported that the personal data of about 50 million Americans had been harvested from Facebook and improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, it has become increasingly apparent that the social network has been far more lax with its data sharing practices than many users realised.

As the scandal unfurled over the last seven days, Facebook’s lackluster response has highlighted a fundamental challenge for the company: how can it condemn the practice on which its business model depends?

“This is the story we have been waiting for so people will pay attention not just to Facebook but the entire surveillance economy,” said Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia.

Facebook has gone to great lengths to convince members of the public that it’s all about “connecting people” and “building a global community”. This pseudo-uplifting marketing speak is much easier for employees and users to stomach than the mission of “guzzling personal data so we can micro-target you with advertising”.

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Elon Musk Deletes Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla

Elon Musk just deleted the Facebook pages for his companies SpaceX and Tesla in the wake of backlash against the social media company this week. And it’s a really bad sign for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Around 11:45am Eastern time Elon Musk sarcastically replied to a tweet about deleting Facebook:

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Tool checks phone numbers from Facebook data breach

A new online tool lets users check their phone numbers against the leaked database.

I am adding this story as a public service more than anything else I hope my freinds and followers have not had their details speaking from expeirence its not very nice

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How to check if you are part of the recent Facebook data breach

How to check if you are part of the recent Facebook data breach

Facebook data breaches have been very rampant in the recent past. Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached – a treasure trove of data the includes full names, birthdays, phone numbers and their location. Facebook said that the massive leak stems from an issue in 2019, which has since been fixed. Still, there’s…

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6.1 million Indians among over 533 million users suffer Facebook data leak

Technology News A hacker has posted the phone numbers and sensitive account details of nearly 533 million Facebook users -- about a fifth of the social networking platform's entire user base -- including over 61 lakh Indian users which has been dumped on a public cybercrime forum.

The leaked data includes Facebook ID numbers, profile names, email addresses, location information, gender details, job data, and other details.

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"All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free. This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked," tweeted Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock.

"I have yet to see Facebook acknowledging this absolute negligence of your data," he added. Facebook has confirmed the leak to The Record...Read more.