Social media and data protection is a hot topic right now with the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica issue still fresh in our minds.<\/p>\n
But this isn’t the only large-scale social media breach of late.<\/p>\n
The private data of more than 12,000 prominent “social media influencers”<\/strong>, like celebrities, has reportedly been exposed by a marketing firm who pair stars with top brands for things like product endorsements and reviews. It’s obviously a massive blunder, and who knows who has been able to access the information already? For celebrities who have a heightened need for security and privacy, this is a serious breach. Such personal information for celebrities is often not in the public domain, so this information being breached could have a real impact on them.<\/p>\n The data that was exposed included<\/strong>:<\/p>\n So much personal and sensitive information is shared with social media companies and the companies that partner with them. With Facebook being all over the news recently after the Cambridge Analytica data protection issue, and with the continual breaches we hear about over and over again, we really are left wondering if our data will ever be safe.<\/p>\n
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\nThe breached data is thought to have come from an Amazon server owned by brand-marketing firm Octoly, and it was said to be practically accessible to view by anyone without a password.<\/p>\n\n
How safe is social media?<\/h2>\n