Latest gaff from the social network is a glitch that began in May 2016
Facebook has said it “unintentionally” uploaded the email contacts of more than 1.5 million users without asking for their permission.
This latest data harvesting gaff happened via a system used to verify the identity of new members. In 2016, Facebook asked new users to supply the password for their email account, and took a copy of their contacts. The social network said it has now changed the way it handles new users to stop contacts being uploaded.
“We estimate that up to 1.5 million people’s email contacts may have been uploaded. These contacts were not shared with anyone and we are deleting them,” Facebook told Reuters, adding that users whose contacts were imported will be notified.
