Turns out you, not Facebook, leaked your messages
The Facebook glitch that got users in a panic earlier this week was no…
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The Facebook glitch that got users in a panic earlier this week was no glitch. The supposed “bug” caught the attention of world wide media—including here at Maclean’s—after allegations spread that users’ private messages were showing up on their very public Timeline, going back as far as 2007. Facebook maintained that the system was working fine and users were mistaking public wall posts for private conversations.
An investigation by France’s privacy regulator confirmed that this was, in fact, the case.
