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Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Facebook is Leaking Information: Symantec Says Facebook Applications Leaked Information

Latest data indicates Facebook is leaking information. Certain Facebook applications have been inadvertently handing advertisers access tokens -- strings of numbers and letters that can be used by a browser to access Facebook accounts over the Web. "Access tokens are like the 'spare keys' granted by you to the Facebook applications," Symantec said in a blog post. "Each token or 'spare key' is associated with a select set of permissions, like reading your wall, accessing your friend's profile, posting to your wall, etc."
Symantec Says Facebook Applications Leaked Information
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227587/symantec_says_facebook_applications_leaked_information.html

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