Major Facebook Security Flaw Makes Private Chats and Requests Public

facebook

This morning, Facebook users discovered that by using the "Preview My Profile" option, a user's private chats and requests became visible. In the words of TechCrunch, the original reporter of the story:

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...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on May 05, 2010 21:16
No comments have been added yet.


David Lidsky's Blog

David Lidsky
David Lidsky isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.
Follow David Lidsky's blog with rss.