Oct 25, 2010

BUSTED: Wall Street Journal Catches Facebook, Zynga Giving Your Info To Advertisers Even When Your Account Is Fully Private

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-zynga-sharing-private-info-2010-10
The latest in the Wall Street Journal's series on online privacy--which, until now, has mostly been hysterical screaming about things most people know and don't care about--targets Facebook and Facebook app makers like Zynga.
At first glance, the WSJ's latest round of findings sound more serious.
According to the WSJ, Facebook apps are freely handing out users' private info to advertisers, including names--even for Facebook accounts that are set to be fully private:
Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying
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