The Design of a Report
o Title of the report
▪ It should be self-explanatory and concise.
o Sub-heading (optional)
o By/Source
▪ Name of the writer + his/her designation
(or)
Name of the reporting organization
▪ Do not mention personal details. Use the name/source
provided by your examiner or ABC
o Place of the reporting: Examination hall
o Date: Date of exam
o Main body
▪ Para-1: General overview (1-2 sentences)
o Talks about the ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘When’ and ‘Where’
▪ Para-2: Exhaustive details (4-8 sentences)
o Talks about the ‘Why’ and ‘How’
o Parties involved
o Statement of witnesses
▪ Para-3: Conclusion
o Outcome/impact of the event
o Action taken/to be taken
Report
Data leak from Facebook
(UPSC CAPF 2018)
Title-1: Data Leak from Facebook: Consequences and
Ramifications
(or)
Title-2: Data Leak from Facebook: A Call for Stronger
Privacy Measures
(or)
Title-3: Data Leak from Facebook: Privacy Concerns and
Data Security on Social Media Platforms
ABC
Examination Hall
April 26, 2024
Between (the year) 2018 and 2021, social media platform
Facebook (now 'Meta') faced/encountered four separate data
breaches/leaks, resulting in the leak of personal information of
millions of its users' names, phone numbers, email addresses,
birth dates, passwords, private chats, photos and interests.
These data breaches originated/stemmed from various factors
such as insufficient data protection measures, cyber/phishing
attacks, insider threats and software and hardware vulnerabilities/
weaknesses, highlighting/emphasizing the risks associated/linked
with centralized data storage on large social media platforms like
Facebook.
Hackers misuse/exploit these data leaks to steal identities and (to)
access users' sensitive personal data, often selling the data to
advertisers without our consent/wish, as seen in the Facebook-
Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2018, in which/wherein users' data
was accumulated/harvested by Facebook and sold to British
consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for political advertising.
These repeated data leaks from Facebook emphasize the need for
stricter data regulations to safeguard/protect user privacy and
data security on social media platforms. While Facebook has
promised/pledged to enhance its security and privacy measures,
restoring the faith/trust of the users in its platform(s) requires
strengthening of the company's data protection infrastructures
and prioritizing privacy over profits.
