let Facebook apps access users' home addresses and mobile phone numbers
Demonstrating again that this really did not understand privacy concerns, Facebook developers said on Friday that Facebook apps now they can ask their permission to users home addresses and mobile numbers.
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The company has this information available to developers through the user object in his Chart API, reminding developers that use Facebook data by company policy Platform ruled. In theory, there is no privacy problem, because users must authorize all requested information to Facebook in the data and because each app is designed to use Facebook data appropriately.
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But that is not how the users situation. Comments have been posted to Facebook developer blog se the decision was overwhelmingly negative.
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"Both the developer and user perspective, I find it a little disconcerting," wrote Facebook user David C. Dean in'n reactions. "To preface, I think it's fair to say that it is terribly convoluted privacy settings within Facebook is foreign territory to most users it is just. to Facebook to use the features it offers on the surface, and I hope of a doubt this will change in the near future. "
Dean said that as a developer, would be better to directly address and telephone request for information, rather than relying on the fact that Facebook users are trained to click when presented with a dialog for permissions.
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Although some of them commented to say that consumers should be protected from their ignorance about privacy issues, some say that if users agree to release their information, that's their problem.
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Faced with the most negative feedback, contact backpedaled a bit. It is still value in providing developers access to the address and phone number, which is useful for the goods will be ordered online. But the company plans to revise the application to ensure that even users who are most click-happy to understand what he agreed to when presented with requests for the address and phone.
"Over the weekend, we had some useful feedback that might make people more clearly aware of when providing access to this information," said Director of Developer Relations Douglas Purdy up on blog posts. "We agree, and we make changes to help share this information only if you intend to do that assurance."
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The company said it would disable access to the address and telephone until the change notification process was introduced.
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Does this change was to calm remains to be seen. However, Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said that the decision to use social networking services will be dangerous. Up, he argues, is plagued by spam-user application with unwanted comments and wall directs users to participate in electoral fraud dangerous.
The company has this information available to developers through the user object in his Chart API, reminding developers that use Facebook data by company policy Platform ruled. In theory, there is no privacy problem, because users must authorize all requested information to Facebook in the data and because each app is designed to use Facebook data appropriately.
But that is not how the users situation. Comments have been posted to Facebook developer blog se the decision was overwhelmingly negative.
"Both the developer and user perspective, I find it a little disconcerting," wrote Facebook user David C. Dean in'n reactions. "To preface, I think it's fair to say that it is terribly convoluted privacy settings within Facebook is foreign territory to most users it is just. to Facebook to use the features it offers on the surface, and I hope of a doubt this will change in the near future. "
Dean said that as a developer, would be better to directly address and telephone request for information, rather than relying on the fact that Facebook users are trained to click when presented with a dialog for permissions.
Although some of them commented to say that consumers should be protected from their ignorance about privacy issues, some say that if users agree to release their information, that's their problem.
Faced with the most negative feedback, contact backpedaled a bit. It is still value in providing developers access to the address and phone number, which is useful for the goods will be ordered online. But the company plans to revise the application to ensure that even users who are most click-happy to understand what he agreed to when presented with requests for the address and phone.
"Over the weekend, we had some useful feedback that might make people more clearly aware of when providing access to this information," said Director of Developer Relations Douglas Purdy up on blog posts. "We agree, and we make changes to help share this information only if you intend to do that assurance."
The company said it would disable access to the address and telephone until the change notification process was introduced.
Does this change was to calm remains to be seen. However, Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said that the decision to use social networking services will be dangerous. Up, he argues, is plagued by spam-user application with unwanted comments and wall directs users to participate in electoral fraud dangerous.
Facebook has allowed developers access to your basic information on the "Info" tab if you choose to share it when adding an application to your Facebook page. www.IDTheftSecurity.com
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