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Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

ChickenSangwich — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:25 EDT

The bug may have been fixed within an hour after reporting, however the hole was open for months:

[www.readwriteweb.com]

ChickenSangwich

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

jlink7 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:06:01 EDT

So, isn't the "taking it seriously" tag meant for stories that...well...the company in question didn't actually show that they were taking it seriously? The bug was fixed in an hour, how much more seriously are you expecting them to take it?

jlink7

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Superawesomerad — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:29:54 EDT

If your photos are really so private that you wouldn't want the whole world to see them, it would seem logical not to put them in a place where the whole world can potentially see them.

Superawesomerad

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Mr. Gunn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:54:20 EDT

Also, I'm pissed that my Myspace private photo viewer isn't working anymore.

Mr. Gunn

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Mr. Gunn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:53:40 EDT

You ever notice how any story about him always includes a picture? Worth a thousand words, they say...

Mr. Gunn

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

kenblakely — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:25:52 EDT

This is so F-ing dumb.

News flash:
1) If you want a secret to stay a secret - DON'T TELL ANYONE
2) If you want your private fotos to stay private - DON'T POST THEM ON THE INTERWEBS

kenblakely

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

warf0x0r — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:18:31 EDT

I totally upload all my pictures even ones I don't want people to see. Then I expect the internet tubes not to suck them up and spit them out at random...

Someone needs to explain to this person that tubes don't understand that certain images are not public...

Only dump trucks know how to tell the difference.

warf0x0r

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

lasereric41 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:14:49 EDT

hmmm... Yeah I'm not shocked here. But really if you're on Facebook and worried about your info getting out, isn't the best idea to not put private stuff on there?

lasereric41

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Shadowfire — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:23 EDT

@Coder4Life: Also, insert "expectation of privacy on the internet" line here. Really, if you post your photos online, even if they're in a "friends only" section, expect them to get out.

Shadowfire

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Bladefist — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:43:05 EDT

i hate his face

Bladefist

Facebook Takes Letting The Whole World See Your Private Photos Seriously

Coder4Life — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:36:25 EDT

um this was resolved within an Hour of being found... This is why they are letting these companies go in and try to find loop holes and errors. Give'em a break.

Coder4Life