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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post To Walls
angry tapir writes "A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages last week. Facebook confirmed the bug Friday, after notifying affected users of the issue. Most of the messages promised 'Free iPhones,' a common spam message on Facebook these days. Facebook says that the spammer hit thousands of profiles before the company removed the spammy photos and notified affected users. No accounts were compromised as a result of the bug."
Yes, because most of the people on Facebook would be off composing symphonies or expanding human knowledge if they just spent less time posting on peoples' walls.
I'm getting ridiculously tired of this hyperbolic Slashdot crap toward anything some random whackjob who can't even be bothered to post under an account has to say. You don't like Facebook? Good for you. It doesn't make you smarter, it doesn't make your penis bigger, and it sure doesn't make you or your time more valuable than people who do.
Tell me, oh brilliant AC: Do you even realize the irony that if Facebook is a waste of time, bitching about how much of a waste of time Facebook is is even worse? Apparently you're one of the enlightened! Go forth and catalyze creativity and innovation! Save humanity! You're our last hope! I'll go create a Facebook page to commemorate your righteous battle. Stop by if you have a moment and leave an update on my wall about how you're doing.