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Add-Ons to Online Social Profiles Expose Personal Data to Strangers

By Kim Hart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Facebook fanatics who have covered their profiles on the popular social networking site with silly games and quirky trivia quizzes may be unknowingly giving a host of strangers an intimate peek at their lives.

Those mini-programs, called widgets or applications, allow users to personalize their pages and connect with friends and acquaintances. But they could pose privacy risks. Some security researchers warn that developers of the software have assembled too much information -- home town, schools attended, employment history -- and can use the data in ways that could harm or annoy users.

"Everything requires you to give access to personal information or it forces you to ask your friends to do the same -- it becomes a real nuisance," said David Dixon, 40, an information technology consultant in Columbia who recently deleted most of the applications he had downloaded to his Facebook profile after reading on a blog that developers may have access to his information. "Why does a Sudoku puzzle have to know I have two kids? Why does a postcard need to know where I went to college?"

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Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles

By Claire Sibonney

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

Almost half of 1,200 people questioned in an online survey said they would be comfortable sharing their personal profile with their current employer, while two in five would consider letting prospective employers look at their Facebook account in addition to their resume.

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Facebook has created a ripple in the younger generation. It has become extremely popular since its inception. Facebook has given a huge opportunity to the developers who are now free to prepare their own applications and use them on Facebook. Some users feel that this makes Facebook look more cluttered and untidy. Though this move of Facebook has been met with some amount of restrictions, it has not affected its popularity to any extent. Before you take your stand on whether the move is right or wrong, you need to check out the applications yourself.

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To use the applications, you need to first have a Facebook account. Initially only those with a college mail address could become a member. But now, any one and every one can claim an account. Once you have an account you can explore the various applications available. There are thousands of applications that are available in Facebook and more are getting added by the minute. If you find any application that interests you, you can add it to your profile. The applications will get added and feature as a box on your profile.

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However the process of adding the applications is not too visible on the homepage. You have to go to the menu option to find it. Once you log on to your account, you need to click the edit button above the Applications menu on the left. This will navigate you to the list of applications that are installed to your account. Some of them are by default like a marketplace, notes, photos and groups tool. But if you are interested to see the applications developed by the users, you need to select Browse More Applications that is at the top of the page.

Since there are millions of applications from where you can choose, mentioned below are a few of them to simply guide you.

• eBay Auctions – This application is listed under Finance. It basically lists the various items that you have put up for sale on ebay on your profile. This is a great way of earning some extra cash. It is especially helpful for college students who want to sell their textbooks and notes.

• Scrabble - It is listed under the Games category. With this you can challenge your friends to the popular game of Scrabble.

• Text Me – This application is listed under Chat. This application enables your friends to send free text messages to your phone. You do not have the option of replying back but you can still be connected to your friends even if you are not on Facebook.

There are thousands of other applications. You choose the ones that suit you.

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