Bono’s private bikini party photos exposed by Facebook privacy issue

Are you a member of a geographic network on Facebook?

We’ve raised the privacy challenges on Facebook, and specifically the issue of geographic networks you might have joined, before – and now rock star Bono of U2 has had private photos exposed to the media because of it.

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The 48-year-old Cuban-heeled crooner and anti-poverty campaigner was revealed to have been up to hijinks in St Tropez with a couple of bikini-clad girls after they posted their private photos to the social networking site.

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