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Feb
26

Beware of 3rd Party Facebook Applications

Posted by: ubertechguy | Comments Comments Off

facebook-logo1I don’t want anyone to think I’m ignoring them when I don’t respond to many of these 3rd party Facebook applications. If the application is not developed by Facebook or a company I recognize as reputable, I will likely not respond to the notification since it requires I add the application to my Facebook account.

When you add an application, you are giving the 3rd party developer carte blanche to your profile information and list of friends. This is how phishing schemes and ID theft is being introduced into the Facebook community. Read More→

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