Date sent: Thu, 13 May 2010 21:42:15 -0800 From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <[email protected]>
> http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=389991097130 OK, I've just had yet another "friend" request, so I decided to log on to Facebook and deal with it. Lo and behold, this "security" option isn't optional: facebook now seems to demand that you "register" your computer. There does not appear to be any way to get at your Facebook account otherwise. Oh, and I had a look at the Privacy settings, which, the other day, weren't settable. They were today, and I tightened them up, some (even though I never have put a lot of info on Facebook), and came across an interesting one, dealing with applications. Not what applications can know about me (that still seems to be the default "everybloodything," and is not settable), but what information is made available about me when one of my "friends" uses an application: "When your friend visits a Facebook-enhanced application or website, they may want to share certain information to make the experience more social. For example, a greeting card application may use your birthday information to prompt your friend to send a card." So, anybody who is a "friend" with me, and who is stupid enough (despite all I tell them) to use any application on Facebook *OR ON ANOTHER SITE THAT HAS A DEAL WITH FACEBOOK* gets to access *my* info? (I have unchecked everything ...) ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative. - Woody Allen victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/slade/index.html http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ http://twitter.com/NoticeBored http://twitter.com/rslade _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
