ColorCodePurple Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Steve O’Hear, former ZDNet blogger, now turned TechCrunch reporter, posted earlier today a serious breach in Facebook privacy, allowing any user to view one of their friend’s live chat window. The video, taken by O’Hear shows him accessing his own privacy settings - ironically - through the site, and previewing how his profile looks to his friends. With this, it allows the live chat under way to be viewed by that person. This is yet another blow to Facebook’s privacy issues. Only last week, I wrote about content issues which, when the user ‘deletes’ an image or video uploaded to the social networking site, the content does not get removed from their server. Similarly, Jason Perlow wrote the other day in regards to his ongoing issues with Facebook; most definitely worth a read. The Electronic Frontier Foundation published last week a timeline of Facebook’s eroding privacy issues, highlighting how far the site will go to strip every bit of your profile down to its own use. TechCrunch rightfully notified Facebook of this issue, and all Facebook chat users will notice that the service is down due to maintenance. The presumption is that Facebook is trying to fix this issue, yet no word from them on this. No doubt they are trying to fix it before even more media outlets cover this shocking and gross breach of privacy. Frankly, I truly hope that soon the authorities investigate the site for reasons relating to content and breaches in privacy. I am utterly appalled and disgusted that this could even happen - let alone be reproduced so simply using their own in-house privacy settings tool. Will this latest breach in privacy and security deter you from using Facebook, or will it put you off the site altogether? Zack Whittaker, the youngest in the ZDNet network, is a British student at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he studies BA (Hons) Criminology and Social Policy. SOURCIO And this too I would like to believe this is false but the fact is Facebook Chat is down at this very moment.Man I thought facebook sucked,with spam groups asking you to do illegal surveys and zero moderation but this totally sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 That is why face-book chat is down under maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Eh. I have a facebook account. Dont even remember when was the last time I posted anything. This place is a much better waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_KaRaN_ Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 IVG > FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCodePurple Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 am spreading this as much as I can.If you people have the time do the same =S. Hows HI5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 am spreading this as much as I can.If you people have the time do the same =S. Hows HI5? I think ppl at IVG don't bother much abt FB......at least I don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 ^ You'd be surprised. Keyofx/Jack Slater spends all his time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 if onle i knew this earlier , the possibilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 ^ You'd be surprised. Keyofx/Jack Slater spends all his time there. I say Ban him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 keyofx is on FB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 keyofx is on FB? You have the right to ban him.....do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I think ppl at IVG don't bother much abt FB......at least I don't! I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Possibility to stalk on a stalking website? WHODA THUNK?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I am active on FB and least bothered about this whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_rock098 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 this is sad fb is a good place to hang out especially for mafia wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I am active on FB and least bothered about this whole thing. exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freelancer Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 i knew abt live chat bug long time ago.....i used to watch my gf chat wid her frnd....all i had to do was to login frm her id at the same time she was online n i cud see live chats !!!! i cud have become famous if i had a blog abt ths ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmjow Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 meh its still not working. FB chat is known for errors though, nothign new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 i knew abt live chat bug long time ago.....i used to watch my gf chat wid her frnd....all i had to do was to login frm her id at the same time she was online n i cud see live chats !!!! i cud have become famous if i had a blog abt ths ! but in this case you werent even logging in from anothers account , you were just in your account.... meh its still not working. FB chat is known for errors though, nothign new error,bugs and breach of privacy are different things . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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