The social media giant, Facebook, uploaded the contact details
of 1.5 million new users without their permission in the last three years,
Facebook confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
“The error was discovered amid a change to the sign-up
process made in March,’’ Facebook stated in a publication by the U.S. news
website Business Insider.
The California-based company said the details were not
shared with anyone and are now being deleted.
“The mistake has been rectified and affected users are being
informed,’’ Facebook added.
The company has seen a string of gaffes involving users’
sensitive information in recent years.
For example, posts from several million users who wanted
them to be only viewable to their Facebook friends were shared publicly, making
them visible to the whole world.
Business Insider broke the news about the mistake, reporting
that in some cases, a new user’s email address was inadvertently uploaded during
the password verification process.
“Facebook removed the email password verification step from
the sign-up process last month,’’ the company said in the statement.
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