Re: Those pestiferous and nettlesome Facebook quizzes know a lot more about you than you think

[ultramegaman <seclists () ultramegaman com>]

But it looks like they will be forced to mend their ways:
http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2009/nr-c_090716_e.cfm
http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2009/nr-c_090827_e.cfm

"[Canadian] Privacy Commissioner recommends steps to ensure social
networking site better protects the privacy of users and meets the
requirements of Canadian privacy legislation."

"Facebook is promising to make significant technological changes to
address the issue we felt was the biggest risk for users – the
relatively free flow of personal information to more than one million
application developers around the world," says Assistant Commissioner
Elizabeth Denham, who led the investigation on behalf of the Office.

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1935284

"Facebook now has until Sept. 1, 2010, to implement the changes,
however the commissioner's office also set out a timetable for reviews
of Facebook's progress."


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Ali, Saqib<docbook.xml () gmail com> wrote:
> The following is one of those pestiferous and nettlesome Facebook
> quizzes. But this one is designed by the A.C.L.U. to show you how much
> private information you reveal by taking them:
> http://bit.ly/aclu_quiz
>
> "Ever take one of those Facebook quizzes to find out which superhero
> most resembles your dog, or have a friend who seems to spend most of
> their life doing so? Then you might be in for a surprise when you take
> this quiz and learn just how much of your personal information these
> quizzes can access.
>
> Even if your Facebook profile is "private," when you take a quiz, an
> unknown quiz developer could be accessing almost everything in your
> profile: your religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation,
> pictures, and groups. Facebook quizzes also have access to most of the
> info on your friends' profiles. This means that if your friend takes a
> quiz, they could be giving away your personal information too.
>
> But don't take our word for it - take this quiz and see for yourself!"
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