Facebook's turn for the huge error

In May I posted a blog detailing a major error on social networking site Bebo where users were given access to other peoples accounts at random. Well today it is Facebook's turn, with almost the exact same problem occuring this afternoon.

Just a few minutes ago my flatmate came running in saying that Facebook is doing the same thing as Bebo did in May - signing her in to other peoples accounts at random intervals. So far she has been into two other users accounts, but this number may grow if the problem persists for almost an entire day as it did for Bebo. She has also said that Facebook.com would not let her sign out.

A problem like this can allow the private account information of users, such as phone numbers and addresses, to be made available to others. It is a serious breach of privacy and security, and I am shocked that it has happened more than once. It just shows that such issues are not so isolated and can happen anywhere on the internet.