Comments on: No More Winking at Facebook’s Lack of Privacy

By: giblefog

giblefog — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:26:58 +0000

I also removed every application with an x, then unblocked every app I had blocked, and removed another app with an x that wasn't originally showing up. atm I have a long list of apps that I have re-blocked and another long list that are not allowed to post stories. I still can't choose the do not share. The removing of apps etc need to be a one click process. This is ridiculous, somewhere (I assume given that I can't opt out) there is an app that still has my permission, but I can't find it to revoke.

By: Donal

Donal — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:34:50 +0000

You may be surprised what applications you have added.

To see what non standard applications you have added to the following:

1) Settings -> Application Settings
2) Select 'Authorized' from the drop down list beside 'Show'
3) Click the x to remove any non standard application

I like you though I had not added any applications however some creeped in: market place, agenda share. After I had removed all applications which had an 'x' beside them I could then click on the 'Do not share any information about me through the Facebook API' via Settings -> Privacy -> Applications -> Settings

Hope this helps, I could not find these instructions anywhere on the facebook help pages

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By: new zealand travel

new zealand travel — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:08:44 +0000

That is absolutely wrong! You should at least have the option to opt out of their list. Just like a unlisted number or the no-call list. This only throws gas on the fire of identity theft.

By: Allan Cockerill

Allan Cockerill — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:10:57 +0000

@shotals32 Sounds like an interesting story, though I might just wait until we’re a bit further away from April 1 before I believe it!

Makes one wonder about Myspace if it really is true, as it’s twice the size of Facebook.

Cheers

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By: shotals32

shotals32 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:32:56 +0000

Looks like some good will come out of all this though. There’s a bright side to data gathered by facebook:

http://www.tomhcanderson.com/2008/03/31/united-nations-to-acquire-facebook/

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By: Allan Cockerill

Allan Cockerill — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:30:14 +0000

Unfortunately it gets worse – the whole issue with data portability and Facebook is that when you submit your information to facebook, it becomes ‘theirs’.

This is where Robert Scoble got into trouble when he tried to download his contacts. According to Facebook, they owned the information.

There are other sites such as bigsight.com that collect data as well, but that are not selling it at present.

I asked the Bigsight CEO whether they had plans to on sell the information in the same manner as Wink does, but received no answer. (We’d sent quite a few emails back and forth, and that was the only question that I remember remaining unanswered).

That was back in February.

To network on Facebook, or not to network on Facebook?

On balance, I would still join Facebook today, but would be very careful with what information that I gave out.

Of course, this goes for any other site as well.

Allan Cockerill’s last blog post..Blog Friends Application Is Closing