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Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database

25

Aug

2020

A security researcher has found a database with almost 235 social media profiles scraped from the Internet, likely belonging to Social Data. Public user data is precious, and many companies want to gather it and sell it. Social media networks represent one of the best sources of this information. Many users keep their profiles open, […]

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Instagram Retained Deleted User Data Despite GDPR Rules

14

Aug

2020

Instagram kept copies of deleted pictures and private direct messages on its servers even after someone removed them from their account. The Facebook-owned service acknowledged the slipup and awarded a security researcher $6,000 for finding the bug. Researcher Saugat Pokharel discovered the vulnerability when he downloaded his data last year from the photo-sharing app, according […]

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German Court Orders Facebook to Rein in Data Collection

24

Jun

2020

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) had told Facebook to rein in the data collecting in a landmark decision in 2019, but the social media giant appealed the order. In a fast-track proceeding on Tuesday, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) sided with the FCO watchdog in finding that Facebook was abusing its dominant position to […]

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