Instagram wasn’t deleting photos and direct messages off its servers

Instagram wasn’t deleting photos and direct messages off its servers


A security researcher was awarded a $6,000 bug bounty payout after he found Instagram retained photos and private direct messages on its servers long after he deleted them. Independent security researcher Saugat Pokharel found that when he downloaded his data from Instagram, a feature it launched in 2018 to comply with new European data rules, […]


Social – TechCrunch - Instagram wasn’t deleting photos and direct messages off its servers



August 14, 2020 at 04:00AM

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Facebook loses final appeal in defamation takedown case, must remove same and similar hate posts globally

Facebook loses final appeal in defamation takedown case, must remove same and similar hate posts globally Austria’s Supreme Court has dismissed Facebook’s appeal in a long running speech takedown case — ruling it must remove references to defamatory comments made about a local politician worldwide for as long as the injunction lasts. The Austrian Supreme Court has now delivered its final judgment in the #Glawischnig-Piesczek case. #Facebook has to remove the […] Social – TechCrunch - Facebook loses final appeal in defamation takedown case, must remove same and similar hate posts globally November 13, 2020 at 03:00AM
Read more