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Police are investigating a former Meta employee accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a custom program to bypass internal security checks.

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Police are investigating a former Meta employee accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a custom program to bypass internal security checks.

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LondonUnited Kingdom, England
51.51, -0.13

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Guardian World (opens in new tab)rss· mainstream2d ago
  • initial report
Guardian World (opens in new tab)rss· mainstream2d ago
  • new information

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Police are investigating a former Meta employee accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a custom program to bypass internal security checks.

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A former Meta employee in London is reportedly under criminal investigation for allegedly downloading approximately 30,000 private Facebook images. The suspect is believed to have designed a program to bypass internal security checks to access the data, according to a report by the Guardian World. Police are currently investigating the incident.

  • • A former Meta employee in London is under criminal investigation on suspicion of downloading about 30,000 private Facebook images.
  • • The suspect is believed to have designed a program to bypass internal security checks to access the pictures.