Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook Users on a Hacker Forum

Re:Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook User... by kbenson on Monday October 04, 2021 @09:02PM (#28754351)

Social engineering did not begin with computers, that's just when we put a fancy name on it. Personal information has been used to impersonate people in person or over the phone for a very long time.

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Re:Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook User... by gizdan on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @08:17AM (#28758362)

I understand, but social engineering 1.5 billion names in a spreadsheet that can be automated is lots easier than social engineering 1.5 billion people in a phone book with no real automation available.

But again, the big difference here is that Facebook gives you the illusion that your data is private. With a phone book, when you opt out, you're opted out.

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