On 16 Nov 2012, at 03:06 , Scot Hacker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Nov 15, 2012, at 11:38 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm running Little Snitch 3 and discovered that when launching Skype, there >> is at least one request to contact Facebook. I'm not a FB user and never >> intend to become one. >> >> Disturbing. > > Why is it disturbing? Because if it wasn't for Little Snitch, then every time he launched Skype FB would get a knock on its door. They can, and almost certainly will, keep track of who knocks on their door, whether or not there's a follow up. It's info they don't need to have. I don't use Skype, but it seems that this is unexpected behavior and that there isn't a way to kill it in the prefs. This means that _everyone_ who uses Skype is letting FB know they exist... unless they block the contact with Little Snitch or similar. This is not good. > > Since you don't have a FB account, it has nothing to discover. If you did > have a FB account, it would be welcome behavior. No, it wouldn't. I don't have a FB account either, but if I did, I'd want to contact FB _when I wished to_ and _only when I wished to_, same as I contact any other service when I want to and only when I want to. I especially don't want a 3rd party connecting me without asking and without permission. > > ./s > > > -- > Birdhouse web and mail hosting > http://hosting.birdhouse.org > http://about.me/shacker > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
