Turkish watchdog says it fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Around 300,000 application users may have been affected, says official
Turkish watchdog says it fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach. PHOTO: AFP
ISTANBUL:
It cited a Facebook statement from December as saying that the
company had discovered a photo API bug that allowed third-party
applications to access Facebook user photos.
KVKK said that around 300,000 users in Turkey may have been affected by this data breach.
Facebook co-founder says it is time to break up the company
It also said that the API bug occurred for 12 days in September last year and Facebook not intervening in time showed there were deficiencies in technical precautions regarding the issue.
It cited a Facebook statement from December as saying that the
company had discovered a photo API bug that allowed third-party
applications to access Facebook user photos.
KVKK said that around 300,000 users in Turkey may have been affected by this data breach.
Facebook co-founder says it is time to break up the company
It also said that the API bug occurred for 12 days in September last year and Facebook not intervening in time showed there were deficiencies in technical precautions regarding the issue.