{"id":517532,"date":"2022-11-29T00:57:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meta-fined-e265m-for-allowing-scrapers-to-steal-facebooks-centralized-user-data\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T00:57:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:57:18","slug":"meta-fined-e265m-for-allowing-scrapers-to-steal-facebooks-centralized-user-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-fined-e265m-for-allowing-scrapers-to-steal-facebooks-centralized-user-data\/","title":{"rendered":"# Meta fined \u20ac265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook&#8217;s centralized user data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b6230f096\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b6230f096\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-fined-e265m-for-allowing-scrapers-to-steal-facebooks-centralized-user-data\/#%E2%80%9D_Meta_fined_E265M_for_allowing_scrapers_to_steal_Facebooks_centralized_user_data_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Meta fined \u20ac265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook&#8217;s centralized user data &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Meta_fined_E265M_for_allowing_scrapers_to_steal_Facebooks_centralized_user_data_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Meta fined \u20ac265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook&#8217;s centralized user data &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTEvNzcxMzE1NGUtYmIyZS00ZmYzLWI2YmQtODIyZDUxYjZmMjBmLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-b8b12140>The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Nov. 28 that it has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dataprotection.ie\/en\/news-media\/press-releases\/data-protection-commission-announces-decision-in-facebook-data-scraping-inquiry\">fined<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> developer Meta \u20ac265m for breach of the European Union\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Specifically, the commission stated that it had fined Meta for failing to design Facebook in such a way that it would protect users from data breaches.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement followed a more than year-long investigation that began in April, 2021. The breach itself occurred even earlier, in late 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Data Protection Commission announces decision in Facebook \u201cData Scraping\u201d Inquiry: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xW9nVqiJ2Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/xW9nVqiJ2Y<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6iDYnyVk5R\">pic.twitter.com\/6iDYnyVk5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Data Protection Commission Ireland (@DPCIreland) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPCIreland\/status\/1597214006984331269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The data breach was first discovered when a Tech Crunch report revealed that hundreds of millions of Facebook users\u2019 phone numbers were listed in a publicly-accessible database online.\u00a0Although the database was later taken down by the web-host, its existence revealed that Facebook\u2019s data had been breached.<\/p>\n<p>In April, 2021, the DPC began investigating the breach. At the time, Meta posted a statement about the breach called \u201cThe Facts on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Reports About Facebook Data.\u201d Meta claimed that an attacker had used its contact importer tool to spam the server with phone numbers to see which ones had Facebook accounts associated with them. <\/p>\n<p>Each time the attacker got a response, they were able to gain the personal details of the user and match these details up with the users\u2019 phone number. As a result, users\u2019 personal data had been leaked to malicious actors.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, Meta claimed that it had patched this contact importer vulnerability once the breach was discovered and that the tool was now safe.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new DPC statement, it found \u201cinfringement of Articles 25(1) and 25(2) GDPR\u201d due to this incident and \u201chas imposed administrative fines totalling \u20ac265 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The use of personal data in social media <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s has become controversial in recent years as data breaches have become commonplace.<\/p>\n<p>Several blockchain companies have attempted to solve the problem by creating blockchain social media apps that do not require users to give out their email addresses or phone numbers. For example, both Bitclout and Blockster are social media apps that allow users to sign in with just an Ethereum wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum Developers have also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eips.ethereum.org\/EIPS\/eip-4361\">offered a proposal<\/a>, called \u201cEIP-4361,\u201d to standardize the wallet login process across all apps. Supporters believe this could eliminate the need to ask users for sensitive personal information in social media apps, which could help to prevent breaches like this in the future.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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