Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition

Facebook Says a 'Bug' Changed Millions of Users' Default Privacy Settings to Public


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For ten days in May, a Facebook “bug”changed the default privacy settings of new posts for as many as 14 million users, Recode reports. As a result, posts meant to be shared privately may have instead been shared publicly. Typically, users can opt to make all their Facebook posts private, meaning only certain friends can see them. For these users, each post they write is by default not shared publicly, unless they individually choose to do so.
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Gadgets & Tech – Spoken EditionBy Gizmodo