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What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak?

The company's explanations were sophisticated and inconsistent, alternatively there are finally some answers.
The company's explanations have been confusing and inconsistent, but there are finally some answers.

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Author: Lily Hay Newman

Lily Hay Newman has recently written 7 articles on similar topics including :
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