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Facebook Is Investigating a Claim That an Employee Used His Position To Stalk Women (vice.com)

Posted by msmash on from the god-mode dept.

Facebook is investigating a claim that an employee potentially used access granted by their job to stalk women online, the social media giant confirmed in a statement to Motherboard on Monday. From the report: "Although we can't comment on any individual personnel matters, we are aware of the situation and investigating," a Facebook spokesperson wrote in an email. The claim came from Jackie Stokes, founder of Spyglass Security, in a tweet posted Monday. "I've been made aware that a security engineer currently employed at Facebook is likely using privileged access to stalk women online. I have Tinder logs. What should I do with this information?" Stokes' tweet read. In a follow-up tweet, Stokes wrote multiple senior Facebook employees had reached out over the claim. Stokes told Motherboard in a Twitter direct message that she provided the relevant details to Alex Stamos, Facebook's chief security officer.

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  1. Zuck is F***ed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    They caught him

  2. It's not true! by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 5, Funny

    I did not use my position to stalk women! One turned out to be a really effeminate man. ;)

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    1. Re:It's not true! by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

      I did not use my position to stalk women! One turned out to be a really effeminate man. ;)

      That didn't stop you from you from grabbing my ass.

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  3. Shocked by JaneTheIgnorantSlut · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm shocked - shocked to find that stalking is going on there.

    1. Re:Shocked by alvinrod · · Score: 3

      I'd be shocked if it wasn't more pervasive. I've hard several co-workers use the phrase "stalking him/her on Facebook" or something to that extent in a manner of jest that suggests there's a bit more truth to their statement than may be appropriate. I suspect that the great injustice here as that this employee had much better access to stalking functionalities than other users, which is clearly viewed as unfair.

      I suggest burying something in your social media persona that normal users don't have access to which can tip you off to anyone who posses information they shouldn't. Works equally well for government types and pathetic stalkers alike.

  4. I don't believe this for a second... by Kenja · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There's no WAY it's "an" employee.

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  5. Re:wrong by iggymanz · · Score: 3, Informative

    some bedtime reading for you, anon

    http://victimsofcrime.org/our-...