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Mobile Devices and Apps | Mobile O.S's => Smartphones | Wearables | Concepts | etc. => Topic started by: javajolt on January 17, 2010, 10:25:55 PM

Title: AT&T Glitch Reveals Private Information
Post by: javajolt on January 17, 2010, 10:25:55 PM

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An unexpected AT&T glitch left one Georgia family with instant access to stranger's account and private information. The mother and her daughters were merely trying to log onto Facebook when this glitch occurred.

The networking glitch placed the family within the Facebook account of someone they have never met. Security experts have yet to hear of a situation like this that allowed another user access to a user name and password protected website.

The entire situation shows that logging onto any of your accounts via your smartphone does not make it completely safe or secure. Although these glitches are rare, they do happen and reveal information you may wish to keep private.

A spokesperson from AT&T, Michael Coe, claims these issues have been reported and are being fixed. Facebook referred all questions to AT&T.