In this special episode of the Ars Aequi Podcast we explore the recent large-scale user data breach which has affected approximately 533 million Facebook accounts. We discuss the context of the data breach and how personal data was ‘scraped’ from Facebook's user profiles. We provide helpful information on how to check if you have been affected by this breach and steps to ensure the safety of your data in the future. Finally, we critique Facebook's lack-luster response to this data breach and explore possible legal consequences which the company could face. 

To check whether you have been affected by this data breach: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Sources: Data Breach information:

• https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-data-leak-500-million-users-phone-numbers/.

Facebook's response :

• https://about.fb.com/news/2021/04/facts-on-news-reports-about-facebook-data/.

Data Protection Sources:

• https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens/redress/can-i-claim-compensation_en


• https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/06/answers-being-sought-from-facebook-over-latest-data-breach/.


• https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/dpc-statement-re-dataset-appearing-online.


• https://relay.firefox.com/.