Facebook admits bug allowed apps to see hidden photos
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#450EA)
Bug let developers access pictures people had uploaded but chosen not to post
A Facebook bug let app developers see photos users had uploaded but never posted, the social network has disclosed.
For two weeks in September, an error in the way Facebook shares photos with third parties meant that apps could see not only photos users had posted on their newsfeed, but also pictures in other parts of the site - on Facebook Stories or Facebook's Marketplace, for instance.
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