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I'd like to know this too. I remember seeing a talk by Facebook on Youtube by their security team that they will download these datasets to see if Facebook user
by bagels 11y ago
I'd like to know this too. I remember seeing a talk by Facebook on Youtube by their security team that they will download these datasets to see if Facebook users have used the same passwords so that they can protect accounts. It would be unfortunate if this was less than legal.
- illyism 11y agoHow is Facebook able to do this if the passwords are hashed in a different manner? Are they storing passwords in plain text?
- ZoFreX 11y agoThey could check when you log in, I suppose.
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- burkemw3 11y agoThe other datasets could be storing passwords in plaintext, which could be hashed using Facebook's algorithm and then compared to what Facebook stores.
- shawn-furyan 11y agoYou don't need to cross-reference the passwords. Matching email addresses are sufficient to warn the user. The user should be able to verify whether or not the two accounts use the same password.
- bagels 11y agoThis was mostly about weakly hashed, or not hashed passwords. I realize that it may not apply to this particular dataset.