Stupid privacy outrage

[Dave M]

Details of 100m Facebook users collected and leaked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10796584

Another example of bbc technology journalism, sensational and clueless.

Just for those who don't read someone collected the username and member id from searchable facebook users - just like someone picking up 'telescopi, 7' from this post.

 

[uvarvu]

Agreed. Reminded me of this article published on The Register regarding the wikileaks scandal.

 

[RichIbizaSport]

Was just going to post this. Terrible terrible article.

 

[Cybermyk]

I nearly posted this when I saw it but I've been trying to figure out why they think taking public information and turning it into a list is in some way an issue.

The only problem I can see is spammers.

 

[Tonyator]

Oh noes! My publicly avaliable information! The HORROR!!!

 

[Kenai]

This is almost as bad as those evil people at The Phone Book.

 

[benneh]

Details of 100m Facebook users collected and leaked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10796584

Another example of bbc technology journalism, sensational and clueless.

Just for those who don't read someone collected the username and member id from searchable facebook users - just like someone picking up 'telescopi, 7' from this post.

Thank-you. I checked GD expecting a reactionary 'ZOMG AVE DEY GOT MY FB DETAILZ?' thread.

Bad article is bad .

 

[PapaLazaru]

This is almost as bad as those evil people at The Phone Book.

What is this 'Phone Book' you speak of?

Sounds like some kind of mythical book of doom!

 

[Kenai]

What is this 'Phone Book' you speak of?

Sounds like some kind of mythical book of doom!

Some **** made a huge book of peoples names, with a phone number for each name.

I can't believe they get away with it, it's an utter disgrace.

 

[Mr-White]

The Facebooks users are idiots so they deserve all the spam and identity fraud they get

MW

 

[Deific]

lol @ the fool who is exclaiming 'facebook had ample warning that something of this magnitude could happen'...


mmm what magnitude? Information people chose to make readily available to the public being displayed publicly? ZOMGFACE

 

[Kenai]

The Facebooks users are idiots so they deserve all the spam and identity fraud they get

MW

You'd be at more risk of identity fraud filling in the BBC comments form tbh

 

[doofer]

Lol EggFaceBook!

 

[leaskovski]

What a non event. Jesus, is this why I pay my license fee for??? Dross news reports!!!

 

[KNiVES]

just like someone picking up 'telescopi, 7' from this post.

I am accessing your bank details as we speak

 

[LizardKing]

I dont know what's more stupid, the article or the people downloading the info that is already available by a quick search on FB!

 

[muon]

It's only 2.79GiB. How much information could that even be.

What would be worse is the harvesting of all photos or conversations and re-hosting, preventing you from being able to delete photos you own the copyrights to.

I do agree with the calls of the default being all information being locked to everyone but your friends. There are so many open profiles, the above harvesting would yield a lot of information.

 

[kylew]

I dont know what's more stupid, the article or the people downloading the info that is already available by a quick search on FB!

Or the fact that some one had the idea to compile a list of 100 milion people's names.

 

[Russinating]

lolwut.

Article by Daniel Emery, AKA ThraxUK. Owns an iPhone4. Likes surfing and football. Has two friends called Michelle and Caspian who live in Cambridge. Used to work at Dennis Publishing. Parents are divorced. Smokes. Has a ponytail.

ZOMGPUBLICINFO

 

[NickM]

Why did they decide to remove the ability to make your profile picture private to non-friends?