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France summons Facebook over private messages rumor

The French government said on Tuesday it had summoned Facebook managers to explain rumours that some users’ old private messages were being posted publicly on the social network. In a joint statement, Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg and the junior minister for the digital economy, Fleur Pellerin, said Facebook managers…

Facebook reveals users’ personal messages on public timeline

Facebook users in America and France reported seeing their private messages posted publicly Monday as part of the Timeline feature, making them visible to anyone. UPDATE: Facebook continues to insist there is no security issue. See below. According to Slate, the issue was first reported in France, where the newspaper…