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Facebook Fires Employee Who Allegedly Used Data Access To Stalk Women (vice.com)
After a member of the information security community provided evidence to Facebook's chief information security officer, the company has terminated a security engineer who allegedly used their work position to stalk women online. From a report: On Monday, Motherboard reported that Facebook was investigating a claim that one of its employees used access to data granted by their job to stalk women online. Facebook has since terminated the employee, Facebook confirmed to Motherboard on Tuesday, coincidentally shortly after the social media giant announced its upcoming dating service. "We are investigating this as a matter of urgency. It's important that people's information is kept secure and private when they use Facebook," Alex Stamos, Facebook's chief information security officer, told Motherboard in a statement.
Facebook Fires Employee Who Allegedly Used Data Access To Stalk Women
Cue Sheryl Sandberg doing walk of shame out to parking lot with box of her stuff.
It's watchmen all the way up
Problem solved! Right? BTW, I like these new cuddly Facebook advertisements you guys are running! I totally trust you will do the right thing from now on!
I don't know, the Coast Guard?
Found the stalker.
This guy was just TESTING out the new dating functionality of Facebook, prior to its release!!
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Anonymous Coward has a history of this behavior.