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Major Security Issue Discovered at Facebook

Isaac Fitzgerald bio ↓  ·  May 5th, 2010  ·  filed under Media

“Today I was tipped off that there is a major security flaw in the social networking site that, with just a few mouse clicks, enables any user to view the live chats of their ‘friends’. Using what sounds like a simple trick, a user can also access their friends’ latest pending friend-requests and which friends they share in common. That’s a lot of potentially sensitive information.”

A “major Facebook security hole lets you view your friends’ live chats.” Learn more here.

Update: “Facebook Chat Down for Maintenance Following Privacy Lapse.”

Read our interview with an anonymous Facebook employee.

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Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and been given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. He has also written for The Bold Italic, McSweeney's, Mother Jones, and The San Francisco Chronicle. He is the managing editor of The Rumpus. Follow him on Twitter. More from this author →

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