Facebook has scrambled to shut down a security hole that let anyone view photos marked as “private” – and which has apparently been used by adults to view pictures of underage users without their knowledge.Posts on a bodybuilding site seen by the Guardian suggest that it was used by adults to view pictures of children. Facebook allows people to join if they are aged 13 or over; in practice, many schoolchildren aged 11 create accounts by lying about their birthdate.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/07/facebook-security-flaw-zuckerberg-photographsAlso see:Facebook bug sees Zuckerberg pictures posted online
A series of private pictures of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have been posted online by “hackers” to highlight a bug in the social network.In total 14 pictures of Mr Zuckerberg were posted to image site Imgur under the headline: “It’s time to fix those security flaws Facebook”.The bug related to tools designed to allow users to report inappropriate images.
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