Oct 18, 2010

Facebook Apps Leak User Info [REPORT]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/18/facebook-apps-leak-user-info/
Some Facebook applications have been leaking user information specifically, Facebook UIDs to third party companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.The apps in question have a huge combined userbase; according to the WSJ, all of the 10 most popular Facebook apps are guilty of giving away user IDs to third parties, specifically internet research and advertising companies.These include Zyngas FarmVille, Texas HoldEm Poker and FrontierVille; according to AppData, FarmVille alone had over 80 million users in February 2010.Facebook confirmed some of the issues in a blo
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