A specialist detective from the Metropolitan Police’s cybercrime unit is investigating the alleged mass invasion of Facebook users’ privacy. It added that affected Facebook users have been notified, the worker was sacked and it says it has upgraded its security systems. According to court papers seen by the Press Association, police say he “is alleged to have accessed and downloaded approximately 30,000 private images belonging to Facebook users whilst working for Meta”. The ICO regularly engages with social media platforms, including Meta, regarding approaches to data protection to ensure that users rights and freedoms are being upheld. “Social media users should be able to trust that their personal information is handled responsibly.”

Source: The Herald April 07, 2026 18:03 UTC