Oct 27, 2010

MySpace just as guilty as Facebook for transmitting personal data

http://holykaw.alltop.com/myspace-just-as-guilty-as-facebook-for-transm
Hey privacy police, get off Facebooks back. According to new reports, its not just the infamous social network thats leaking your private data to third-party companies. MySpace has been doing it too.
Each time a user clicks on an ad on another users MySpace profile page, MySpace exposes the ID number for the viewed profile to the company that placed the ad. So if your friend clicked on an ad on your page, your public (but still, personal) information would be given to the company. Shady.
To be realistic, users should be aware that all social media platforms could po
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