http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/18/facebook_apps_privacy_breach/
'No personal details were used. But we're changing our tech anyway... *****'
By Kelly Fiveash •
Posted in ID, 18th October 2010 11:28 GMT
'No personal details were used. But we're changing our tech anyway... *****'
By Kelly Fiveash •
Posted in ID, 18th October 2010 11:28 GMT
Facebook’s privacy rules aren’t as watertight as the company would have its users believe, after the Wall Street Journal uncovered that some of the social network’s most popular apps have siphoned off personal information to ad firms and internet tracking outfits.
According to the report, many Facebook apps have transmitted identifiable details about individual users to around 25 companies, in effect breaking the terms laid down by the Mark Zuckerberg-run website.
The privacy breach, which gives advertising and internet tracking firms access to people’s names, affects a huge number of Facebook app users........ (more)