Sources from TechCrunch and Digg reports Facebook’s index.php source code has been leaked due to a server misconfiguration.

“A small fraction of the code that displays Facebook web pages was exposed to a small number of users due to a single misconfigured web server that was fixed immediately. It was not a security breach and did not compromise user data in any way. Because the code that was released only powers the Facebook user interface, it offers no useful insight into the inner workings of Facebook. The reprinting of this code violates several laws and we ask that people not distribute it further.”

I had re-published the leaked code on my website and was asked to take it down because it’s copyright material. Whoops! Just received an email from Facebook Legal that goes like this and I took the code off:

Greetings,

You are hereby notified that copies of source code taken from the www.facebook.com website have been posted at http://www.tonycai.com/facebook-php-codes-leaked/

The posting of these materials infringes the copyrights of Facebook, Inc., and we request that you immediately remove the materials from your site. I may be contacted at this e-mail address, or by telephone at 1-650-543-4800. I hereby state my good faith belief that the posting of this material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law, and that the information contained in this notice is accurate. Under penalty of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner. If these materials are not expeditiously removed, we reserve the right to pursue all legal remedies available to us, including seeking damages and injunctive relief.

Signed,
Rudy Gadre

So I was forced to take it down without questions. A little run in with the law. Scary!

Sorry Facebook. But please do take care of our private information! Don’t let it leak!