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Facebook, again, failed to protect data. But users must remember the first rule of the Internet

By Erin Dunne
Published December 14, 2018 9:49pm ET
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Facebook, again, failed to protect data. But users must remember the first rule of the Internet
A hand holds a phone displaying a Facebook page in this March 28, 2016, photo. | (kasinv/Getty Images)

Once again Facebook failed to keep user data safe and secure. Facebook messed up, but users should remember the vulnerability of content shared online.

The social media giant acknowledged Friday morning that a bug had exposed photos of as many as 6.8 million users to third-party developers — even if the photos had never been posted.

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