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Meta worker accused of downloading private Facebook photos
A former Meta employee is being investigated by police for allegedly designing a program to bypass internal security checks and download tens of thousands of private images posted on Facebook when the
Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images
Police investigating as former worker is suspected of having designed program to avoid security checks A former worker at Meta is under criminal investigation on suspicion of downloading about 30,000
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