return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAn Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million userswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down11cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1287arrow-down1external-linkAn Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million userswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@lemmy.world
minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67arrow-down1·1 month agopoints to head can’t have your data breached if you never used Instagram in the first place
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·1 month agoHate to break it to you, but Facebook (ahem, sorry Meta) loves collecting your info even if you never use their services. So your info might be in this breach, even if you don’t have a username/password.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI remember trying to set up an Instagram account ages ago and not being able to do it because the app didn’t work on Android. Gave up after that.
minus-squarehuppakee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCan’t imagine that was after facebook took over
points to head can’t have your data breached if you never used Instagram in the first place
Hate to break it to you, but Facebook (ahem, sorry Meta) loves collecting your info even if you never use their services. So your info might be in this breach, even if you don’t have a username/password.
I remember trying to set up an Instagram account ages ago and not being able to do it because the app didn’t work on Android. Gave up after that.
Can’t imagine that was after facebook took over