The security flaw & # 39; Instagram exposed to the user accounts – Apps – Technology

Difficulty in applying photo & # 39; Instagram exposed the social network user accounts, owned & # 39; Facebook. By saving information in people & # 39; & # 39 file, plain text, social network not taken sufficient precautions to encrypt sensitive information, such as passwords & # 39; user.

As reported by specialized international media, the defect was found in & # 39; tools for integrating Instagram f & # 39; April. The choice of & # 39; "Download your data" allows users to access data stored on the social network on their account and has been designed to comply with the requirements of European legislation on privacy, known as GDPR.

F & # 39; communication with The Information portal, speaker & # 39; application showed that lack "found internally and affected a very small number of & # 39; people".

Currently, Instagram did not disclose details about the amount of & # 39; & # 39 accounts can; have problems with selection.

The privacy tool enables users to find their browsing history on that network, including publications, comments, activity in & # 39; advertisements and even some & # 39; likes & # 39 ;.

F & # 39; some users, the choice of downloading data, to answer a maximum of 48 hours, could include their password in the URL of that link that sent them social network to download their information. This behavior would expose the password for example for people who use computers in public services and impair their navigation history.

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