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More than 540 million Facebook records — including users’ comments, likes, account names and more — were left exposed to public on an Amazon cloud-computing server, @UpGuard researchers discovered on Wednesday, by @TonyRomm @lizzadwoskin washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
It's an oil spill...

The exposure of FB’s data illustrates a hard reality: Once accessed or obtained, personal data can live forever.

Greg Pollock, a VP at @UpGuard said “I don’t know that Facebook can clean up the mess they’ve made. It’s an oil spill"

washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
Here's the report from @UpGuard

Losing Face: Two More Cases of Third-Party Facebook App Data Exposure

upguard.com/breaches/faceb…
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Wendy Siegelman
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WTF is happening in this country 😖 😠
Yesterday @ACLU issued an advisory to immigrants and people of color to use extreme caution when traveling in Florida
Even in diverse liberal NYC - last month the NYC Commission on Human Rights launched a campaign reminding people that "discrimination and harassment against Black New Yorkers - whether they're walking, working, renting, shopping, or driving - is illegal"
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US officials pressure Russia-linked Pamplona Capital Management to sell cybersecurity company Cofense - Pamplona has ties to Alfa Bank owner Mikhail Fridman and was reportedly told to sell Cofense due to level of foreign ownership of Pamplona
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Alex Knaster founder of Pamplona Capital Management is former CEO of Alfa Bank, Knaster co-founded Genesis Philanthropy Group with ex-Alfa Bank founders Fridman, German Khan, Petr Aven

The 2019 $1 mil Genesis award is going to Patriots owner Robert Craft
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