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Facebook Beefs Up Privacy Protection

Canadian concerns prompt changes in how apps get info

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(Newser) – In response to criticism by the Canadian government, Facebook is enacting far-reaching changes in how third-party applications gain access to personal data, TechCrunch reports. Currently, Facebook applications ask users once, upon installation, for approval to access personal information. Under the new rules, the apps will have to ask repeatedly as they retrieve different types of data, as well as when they take information from other users’ pages.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, gestures while delivering the keynote address during the annual Facebook f8 developer conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, gestures while delivering the keynote address during the annual Facebook f8 developer conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles at the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles at the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 9, 2009.   (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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DarkFrancis
Aug 27, 09 4:20 PM CDT
Facebook is clumsy, not user-friendly, has possibly one of the worst chat functions ever, is weighed down with crap...and they own everything you put on it. Yay. Reply
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Fondue
Aug 27, 09 5:47 PM CDT
Can someone explain why these apps need personal info in order to function? Reply
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cognitivefilter
Aug 27, 09 7:01 PM CDT
annoying--i don't want anymore requests from stupid applications Reply
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Cat-Lover
Aug 27, 09 10:22 PM CDT
I'm on Facebook but the only time I access it is when I get an e-mail message that someone wants to add me as a friend. If I know the person, only then do I accept it. Then I scan my page just to see if there's anything interesting but I never respond and, overall, I hate it. Reply
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