Facebook said that a data broker has been buying information on users from application developers.
Certain Facebook apps were sending users’ Facebook ID numbers to third-party marketing or data firms, violating the site’s privacy policies, The Wall Street Journal said. Companies can use an ID number to look up a user’s name and other information.
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Facebook Says Data Broker Was Buying User Info originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:13:00.
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