Late in 2011, Max Schrems asked Facebook for a profile the social networking company assembled based on his posts, likes and friends. Max received a 1200 page PDF file with lots of personal details. Being a law student, understandably, Max examined the information from a privacy perspective. But what about security? We examined the content from Max’s report and asked: What Facebook data do hackers find interesting (part I)? How can hackers go about and obtain that data (part II)? In the first of this two-part series we’ll tackle each question respectively. But before we do, some background on personal...
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