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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by keithpeter on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @04:00AM (#4193041)
Would applying such a 'rollback' involve replacing facebook.com email addresses with the original external domain addresses in the contacts list on the devices affected by the write-over issue?

If so: Facebook have taken private data and placed it in a central location

If not: it isn't a rollback that I understand

Disclaimer: I'm not a programmer

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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by rhizome on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @01:05PM (#4195006)
Yes, a (hypothetical) "complete rollback" would involve replacing removed data. Sure, data privacy would be a concern, but it's beside the point that rolling this back would necessitate un-overwriting.
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