Facebook Bug Gave Developers Broader Access to User Photos
- As many as 6.8 million users and 1,500 apps were involved
- Irish privacy regulator investigates social-media giant
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Facebook Inc said a software bug gave outside developers broader access to the photos of millions of users, another privacy misstep by the world’s largest social network.
As many as 6.8 million users and up to 1,500 apps were involved, according to a blog the company posted on Friday. The bug has been fixed and Facebook is alerting people potentially affected.