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Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2019 – News of another data breach at Facebook marketing partner Hyp3r on Thursday prompted more demands for federal privacy legislation. According to the non-profit group Public Knowledge, Hyp3r collected public records of Instagram users’ geolocation, personal bios, followers

Masha Abarinova

Masha Abarinova

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Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r
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WASHINGTON, August 8, 2019 – News of another data breach at Facebook marketing partner Hyp3r on Thursday prompted more demands for federal privacy legislation.

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