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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 533675" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/facebook-logo-angled-crop-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The makers of Facebook, the ridiculously popular social networking site, have come under fire after personal details of some of its members were up for grabs to anyone who fancied a bit of a nose.</p><p></p><p>The mistake arose due to a flaw in a public beta test. The test was for the website's re-design. But when users used the new homepage, they were able to access personal information, including members' dates of birth.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lack of privacy</strong></p><p></p><p>Speaking to VNU Net, Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said about the security flaw: "I was shocked to see people's full date of birth revealed, even though I knew they had their privacy set up correctly to supposedly hide the information.</p><p></p><p>"It is essential that users of social networks should have confidence that their privacy will be protected, and it is especially important with information like your date of birth which can be a golden nugget for a committed identity thief."</p><p></p><p>Thankfully the security glitch has now been fixed. But only once Cluley told the website of the problem.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/176b47b/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/425141&link=Facebook reveals personal information" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/425141&link=Facebook reveals personal information" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833151277/f/8513/c/669/s/24556667/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833151277/f/8513/c/669/s/24556667/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/176b47b/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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