Comments on: How Facebook is Adding an Identity Layer to the Internet

By: Ind Serial

Ind Serial — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:58:31 +0000

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By: How Facebook is Adding an Identity Layer to the Internet | Social Hacking | The Online Blog

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:30:12 +0000

[...] How Facebook is Adding an Identity Layer to the Internet | Social Hacking: “What users may not realize is how much data they’re already sharing. This new style of Facebook Connect actually mirrors the behavior of Facebook itself. When you visit a Facebook application for the first time, it automatically knows who you are and can access your public data. When you then click “Allow” to authorize the app, you give it access to all of your private data. Currently, an external web site knows nothing about you until you click “Connect.” If you do click, it has the same access to your private data as an authorized application. Now, Facebook is letting sites initially act like new applications by giving them access to your public data prior to full authorization. [...]

By: brett bateman

brett bateman — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:06:44 +0000

never been on facebook .my view is the comuter was fun until i got hijacked.isn”t the the truth ethe evils ruin for the descent ones.i say there should be away with this technology to implecate these so called brothers and make pay and understand this is crippling to our welfare,isn’t there enough coming our way shouldn”t we be standing together if not it will be a real horror show.i not the enemy but these fools are causing distrust and hatred -this is what is called when hell of abad circle because probably to many are going the wrong way and when the world is a competition and when they stick together can decided who the real enemies are because attacking me is aside cowardniss.those who giveth shall gettth.excuse my spelling

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:40:57 +0000

Excellent article. I can see this five, ten years down the line as very plausible, where Facebook will become a default ID for many websites.

By: Correction on Public Information Access by Facebook Applications | Social Hacking

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:00:50 +0000

[...] I view as a significant error that I discovered today while researching a new idea. In at least two recent posts, I misrepresented how much information Facebook applications are able to access without [...]

By: Social Media Security » Facebooks Proposed Privacy Changes: What You Need to Know

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:02:52 +0000

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By: darkshadow

darkshadow — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:27:34 +0000

Ever since Facebook connect came out I have wanted to segregate my Facebook account from any other surfing, but since I did not feel like running two browsers I never got around to it. But this pushed me over the edge. Since even though I NEVER do the connect on sites I always hated seeing my real name and the thought of automatically giving out info sickens me. This well also help with another problem I have with a few times being tricked into clicking on a Facebook app link from external sites or Google and knowing they get basic info even if I don’t allow. (Which some still end up in my recently used apps auth settings section even though I NEVER click allow)