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How 50 million profiles were harvested from Facebook

Name: How 50 million profiles were harvested from Facebook
Uploaded: 2018-03-17T13:42:42-0400
Duration: 6 min 19 s
Description: Facebook has suspended a data firm that worked with President Trump’s campaign team over a violation of the site’s privacy policies. Issie Lapowsky, a senior writer for Wired, joins CBSN to explain the Facebook loophole that allowed app developers to see into entire friend networks.

Facebook has suspended a data firm that worked with President Trump’s campaign team over a violation of the site’s privacy policies. Issie Lapowsky, a senior writer for Wired, joins CBSN to explain the Facebook loophole that allowed app developers to see into entire friend networks.