Facebook leak: the search for responsibilities and the Likes

Facebook: The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC from the Irish Data Protection Commission) is launching a for a data breach that exposed personal information for over half a billion users of the largest social network.

During the investigation, the DPC will determine whether Facebook breached EU personal data rights.

In early April 2021, The personal data of 533 million Facebook users has been published on the internet, listing users' email addresses, locations, phone numbers, and dates of birth. All the data came from a leak in 2019, which had not been leaked until today.

In a Press release on the DPC website, it was announced that an investigation into the data leak is being launched immediately. DPC believes that Facebook may have violated users' personal data rights, and states:

"DPC, having reviewed the information provided by Facebook Ireland on this matter, is of the opinion that one or more provisions of the GDPR and / or the Data Protection Act of 2018 may have been violated and / or are being violated in relation to personal data of Facebook users ”.

DPC also aims to find out if Facebook Ireland "has complied with its obligations as data controller with respect to the processing of its users' personal data."

A few days before the DPC announced its investigation, Didier Reynders, EU Justice Commissioner, sent a Tweet saying that he spoke to DPC about the Facebook leak.

"The Commission continues to follow the case closely and is committed to supporting the national authorities," Reynders wrote. “We are also asking Facebook to actively cooperate and drop quickly to the identified issues.”

A Facebook spokesperson told CNBC that it is "fully cooperating" with the DPC and notes that the 2019 leak includes "features that make it easier for users to find and connect with friends on our services." He also stated that “these functions are common to many and we look forward to explaining the protections we have implemented."

Can you still trust Facebook?

This is one of the biggest Facebook data leaks to date and is definitely causing concern among Facebook users. Even though the data is from 2019, it is still a concern since your sensitive personal information is exposed on the internet..

Unfortunately, this very serious event does not seem to have been treated appropriately by the users of the service. The larger social network has not ceased to function as a way of promoting personality and active "like" search, which seems to be much more important than reacting to a very serious data leak.

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