Former Meta Employee Investigated for Allegedly Downloading 30,000 Private Facebook Photos
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A former Meta employee in London is being investigated by police for allegedly downloading around 30,000 private photos from Facebook users. The engineer reportedly designed a program to bypass security checks and access personal images. Meta discovered the breach over a year ago, immediately fired the employee, and reported the incident to authorities. The case highlights ongoing concerns about data privacy and security at major tech companies.
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The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able to access personal pictures on the site while avoiding security checks.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC the breach was discovered over a year ago, after which the firm said it immediately fired the employee.
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