Most people who use Facebook have numerous personal photos that remain private on their account. In an effort to segregate content between different groups, Facebook has recently created ways to manage which friends see what. However, thanks to a recently exploited security flaw, 14 private photographs posted on Mark Zuckerberg’s personal profile were recently made public. Photos ranging from Zuckerberg cooking with his long-time girlfriend to one of him holding a chicken by the legs were posted on the photo-sharing site Imgur on Tuesday – the chicken one is a little weird.

Since yesterday, the flaw has been resolved, but it reiterates one of Facebook’s lingering problems –security. As more of what we do becomes social, it should be the responsibility of the company to ensure the user’s privacy. Most users operate under the promise that what gets posted on their profile is only available to the user’s unique friends – or publicly if they choose to do so. However, the “report inappropriate photo” feature was the work around an anonymous blogger says he utilized to access unauthorized content.

Believe it or not, the error was made known in a body-building forum – evidence the internet really does have everything – with a brief walkthrough on the loophole. Now the fact that Zuckerberg’s profile was targeted can actually be seen as a good thing. Facebook is not known for timely responses to user security complaints, but targeting the company’s founder/CEO is one way to drive home a message.

Here’s what Facebook said in a statement to the media:

“Earlier today, we discovered a bug in one of our reporting flows that allows people to report multiple instances of inappropriate content simultaneously.”

“The bug was a result of one of our most recent code pushes and was live for a limited period of time. Not all content was accessible, rather a small number of one’s photos. Upon discovering the bug, we immediately disabled the system, and will only return functionality once we can confirm the bug has been fixed.”

Facebook is also known for pushing out updates before security is fully baked into them. With the launch today of Facebook’s new Timeline feature in New Zealand, the company’s biggest revision to your profile is set to arrive in the U.S. shortly. Now more of your content can be pooled and categorized in different ways, potentially unlocking new and “exciting” security loopholes to exploit. Perhaps the chicken photo is more representative with regards to security and user control? With Zuckerberg clenching a user’s feet and never letting go.