'Control Your Info' Hijacks Hundreds Of Facebook Groups

CNET:

Facebook groups are under attack. But the attackers say they come in peace and insist they want only to highlight a flaw in the way Facebook handles group administration.

An organization called Control Your Info has taken control of hundreds of Facebook groups.

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[ReedYoung]

by Seaspray0 November 10, 2009 9:19 AM PST
I agree. These guys are white hats as by their actions they've demonstrated no malicious intent. But even if their intentions are good, I suggest they remain anonymous. Too often when someone tries to be a good semaritan, they get bit by the person they are trying to help or by the government. Facebook really owes these guys a big public thank you.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10394058-2.html

Ditto. Yes, I understand this scares Facebook users, but more importantly, it also scares Facebook's IT "professionals" to take the elementary security precautions they should have tested in-house before even releasing Facebook for beta testing.