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Facebook to make security changes in proposed settlement of 'View As' data breach litigation

By Mike Swift
  • 10 Feb 2020 14:16
  • 10 Feb 2020 14:16
Facebook and a group of plaintiffs are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to bless a series of security upgrades as part of a proposed settlement for class-action litigation over one of its largest data breaches, a 2018 attack in which hackers exploited bugs in the digital "keys" that allowed

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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