Hey Fuck YOU Uncle Sam!

[Tiberius]

Ah, so it's OK if your FB account gets hacked as long as FB didn't actively do it?

That wasn't what I said. Both Facebook and the hacker(s) would be to blame for the hack. Only the hackers would be to blame for any privacy violation. This is of course assuming that the hack wasn't simply a password being guessed or obtained via other means. If a user makes their password insecure, or otherwise reveals it, then Facebook shouldn't bear any of the blame.

In no case would it be "OK" if a Facebook account got hacked. Facebook aren't to blame for everything though. If Facebook intentionally release private information, or have a bug in their software that releases private information unintentionally, then they are to blame for privacy violations. If someone actively breaks into Facebook servers and steals that data, Facebook can't be held responsible for any privacy violations that stem from that copy, since it is completely out of their hands.

[BoyWonder]

I don't know about you, but I couldn't care less about who hacked my FB account or who is responsible. The fact that my FB account is (or can be) hacked is relevant. Not by whom.

And FB is an extremely attractive target for hackers because of its visibility. So it's not a question of IF FB can be hacked, but only of when it will be hacked.

[Tiberius]

That is the risk you take with any account on the Internet, not just Facebook. You have an account here; we have been "hacked" before. Nothing to do with us, but rather weaknesses in the software being used. Luckily I have things set up so it would be very hard for hackers to actually steal information.

Oh, and it isn't a matter of "when". Security really isn't that hard to implement. It's just that so many companies fuck it up. Facebook actually have a very good security team, so I doubt they will ever get hacked in the way that so many others have the last few years.

[Jaysyn]

Ever heard about hackers and Feds?

We've got a live one.