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Massive database of 533 MILLION Facebook customers with PHONES leaked online, however tech big says its simply outdated knowledge

A trove of private knowledge, in combination with complete names, phone numbers and emails of a whopping 533 million Facebook customers has reportedly been leaked online. The social media big downplayed the incident, claiming that the guidelines used to be “outdated.”
A trove of personal data, including full names, phone numbers and emails of a whopping 533 million Facebook users has reportedly been leaked online. The social media giant downplayed the incident, claiming that the data was “old.”

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