Facebook Hands Personal ID To Tracking Sites


	Facebook Hands Personal ID To Tracking Sites

fergalbarry

8-26-2009 4:41 PM

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privacy, security, social networking, technology

fergalbarry says:

I'm not the slightest bit surprised.

There was always something a bit peculiar about this model.

Don't think the uses for this info are limited to just advertising.

Think employment and credit/insurance applications.

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