Facebook 'Master Password' Was Used--And Abused--Purported Employee Reveals

Facebook Employee Interview Details 'Master Password' Use--And Abuse

Earlier today, The Rumpus published a very revealing interview with someone claiming to be a Facebook employee. The interview covers a variety of subjects, including privacy restrictions at the world's largest social network and some of the technological hurdles the site has to deal with. The biggest revelations? That Facebook collects more data about your habits than you may realize, and that there was once a"master password" that would grant employees access to anyone's Facebook profile -- a password that some employees abused.

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