Comments on: Facebook Tests Boundaries of Privacy

By: Animism and Facebook

Animism and Facebook — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:05:31 +0000

[...] underwater realm. I also baulked at ticking the box that said I must let the powers that be ‘Know who I am and access my information‘. I said no and was presented with a ‘Granting access to information is required to add [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:32:00 +0000

Hence why I have never added a Facebook application. First time I saw that check box saying “Allow this application to know who I am and access my information.” I immediately decided never to use the applications. I’ve tried to warn my friends but they seem to think being able to bite someone with a zombie icon is more important than protecting their privacy. I just hope that the applications they use don’t grant the developers the ability to see the profiles of their friends or my precautions are all for nothing.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:32:00 +0000

Hence why I have never added a Facebook application. First time I saw that check box saying “Allow this application to know who I am and access my information.” I immediately decided never to use the applications. I've tried to warn my friends but they seem to think being able to bite someone with a zombie icon is more important than protecting their privacy. I just hope that the applications they use don't grant the developers the ability to see the profiles of their friends or my precautions are all for nothing.

By: Facebook: The public face of stupidity at Facibus Reviews

Facebook: The public face of stupidity at Facibus Reviews — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:08:54 +0000

[...] Facebook has revealed that Facebook has a privacy flaw that is exploitable by hate groups. Basically, Facebook users can search out other users on terms like “Christian [...]

By: Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:29:07 +0000

All I can say is “oops!”. I hope that they close this exploit/mistake soon - it sucks that hate groups can use Facebook to harrass people who are to all intents and purposes otherwise acting within the law.

By: Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:29:07 +0000

All I can say is "oops!". I hope that they close this exploit/mistake soon - it sucks that hate groups can use Facebook to harrass people who are to all intents and purposes otherwise acting within the law.

By: Jon / BlogThot.com

Jon / BlogThot.com — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:50:25 +0000

Great article! Sooner or later, application owners will have to become accountable, otherwise Facebook will take the hit (and the credibility loss) in the media.

By: Jon / BlogThot.com

Jon / BlogThot.com — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:50:25 +0000

Great article! Sooner or later, application owners will have to become accountable, otherwise Facebook will take the hit (and the credibility loss) in the media.