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by David Swan
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A massive data dump from Facebook in which the phone numbers, email addresses and full names of hundreds of millions of users leaked online is proof the tech giant can't be trusted with intimate user information, experts say.
Personal data of more than 500 million Facebook users - including Australians - leaked online over the weekend, with users across 106 countries understood to be affected.
The data includes users' phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birth dates, bios, and email addresses.
The Australian has confirmed that Australian users have been caught up in the leak.