Security lapse exposes Facebook photos - Security - MSNBC.com

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msnbc.msn.com — A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls.

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Comments (4)

  1. "How not to upgrade a site" by Facebook, INC

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  2. Whoopsie.

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  3. I love this... "Some members of social networks like Facebook post photos of themselves or others in potentially embarrassing or compromising situations that include illegal drug use" umm... not smart.

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  4. Still to come: the torrent download of private Facebook photos. SomethingAwful.com to follow up. Maybe.

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