Dave Farber
2018-06-08 22:43:04 UTC
Date: June 8, 2018 at 18:35:08 EDT
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook let select companies have "special access" to user data, per report
Facebook let select companies have "special access" to user data, per report
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/facebook-let-select-companies-have-special-access-to-user-data-per-report/
Facebook maintained secret deals with a handful of companies,
allowing them to gain "special access to user records," long
after it cut off most developers' access to such user data
back in 2015, according to a new Friday report by the Wall
Street Journal, citing court documents it did not publish and
other unnamed sources. These arrangements, which were known
as "whitelists," reportedly allowed "certain companies to
access additional information about a user's Facebook
friends," including phone numbers. Numerous companies,
including the Royal Bank of Canada and Nissan Motor Company,
apparently maintained such deals.
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Why should ANYBODY trust Facebook with ANYTHING?
--Lauren--
Lauren
-------------------------------------------Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook let select companies have "special access" to user data, per report
Facebook let select companies have "special access" to user data, per report
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/facebook-let-select-companies-have-special-access-to-user-data-per-report/
Facebook maintained secret deals with a handful of companies,
allowing them to gain "special access to user records," long
after it cut off most developers' access to such user data
back in 2015, according to a new Friday report by the Wall
Street Journal, citing court documents it did not publish and
other unnamed sources. These arrangements, which were known
as "whitelists," reportedly allowed "certain companies to
access additional information about a user's Facebook
friends," including phone numbers. Numerous companies,
including the Royal Bank of Canada and Nissan Motor Company,
apparently maintained such deals.
- - -
Why should ANYBODY trust Facebook with ANYTHING?
--Lauren--
Lauren
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