Some apps used Twitter and Facebook logins to steal personal information
If you log into third-party apps through Facebook or Twitter, your personal information may be stolen.Twitter posted a notice on its website, stating that some third-party developer OneAudience software developer using the company's tools, including users' e-mails, usernames and last tweets. Can share via.
Facebook says they too have fallen victim to One Audience and intend to notify consumers.
Twitter says it's not a Twitter application or platform malfunction, but rather a problem with software developer kits in the application. The company said that they have no evidence to show that the error has been exploited.
Some apps used Twitter and Facebook logins to steal personal information
Twitter says they are also contacting Apple and Google in this regard.
The company says that users should delete all apps that have been downloaded from third-party app stores.
Facebook says it blocks access to the app's login if they receive a policy violation from the app. The company has also written letters to One Audience and Mobyburn (another SDK offering similar functions to One Audience). Facebook will also inform about 9.5 million users.
While this doesn’t seem to be as large as last year’s Cambridge Analytica data abuse, the potential exposure of people’s data could be yet another factor that erodes faith people have in Facebook’s ability to keep their personal information secure. More than that, though, it’s a reminder not to blindly use Facebook or Twitter logins for third-party apps and services unless you know exactly what they’re doing with that information.
Twitter says it's not a Twitter application or platform malfunction, but rather a problem with software developer kits in the application. The company said that they have no evidence to show that the error has been exploited.
Some apps used Twitter and Facebook logins to steal personal information
Twitter says they are also contacting Apple and Google in this regard.
The company says that users should delete all apps that have been downloaded from third-party app stores.
Facebook says it blocks access to the app's login if they receive a policy violation from the app. The company has also written letters to One Audience and Mobyburn (another SDK offering similar functions to One Audience). Facebook will also inform about 9.5 million users.
While this doesn’t seem to be as large as last year’s Cambridge Analytica data abuse, the potential exposure of people’s data could be yet another factor that erodes faith people have in Facebook’s ability to keep their personal information secure. More than that, though, it’s a reminder not to blindly use Facebook or Twitter logins for third-party apps and services unless you know exactly what they’re doing with that information.
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