Milhares de usuários que ficaram sem acesso ao Facebook na semana passada tiveram uma surpresa após a restauração do serviço: a perda de dados de seus perfis, como fotos, mensagens e modificações no status de amigos publicadas recentemente.
Segundo estimativas da companhia, o problema atingiu menos de 0,05% dos usuários do Facebook. Numa rede social com cerca de 300 milhões de usuários, o número de vítimas pode chegar a 150 mil pessoas, alertou a CNet News.
De acordo com o Facebook, os usuários atingidos começaram a receber avisos de “manutenção” em seus perfis no dia 3 de outubro, quando foi identificado “um problema técnico com um único banco de dados”.
Thousands of users were without access to Facebook last week had a surprise after the restoration of service: the loss of data from their profiles, including photos, messages and changes the status of friends recently published.
According to company estimates, the problem amounted to less than 0.05% of Facebook users. In a social network with about 300 million users, the number of victims could reach 150 million people, warned the CNet News.
According to Facebook, users began to hit Warn of "maintenance" on their profiles on the 3rd of October, when he identified "a technical problem with a single database.
Users affected by the problem were the following default message: "You can not have been able to access your account over the past few days. We apologize for the inconvenience. A technical issue affected a small number of Facebook accounts, including his. We did our best to restore your account to its most recent, but some data and settings may not be the most current. For security reasons, we redefine some privacy settings for the most restrictive. You may want to review your privacy settings and reset them. "
