Did you know your personal answers on FaceBook Quizes/Games/Applications can and are sold to advertisers? Including email address, name, address, relationship status, medical info, etc. Once you open a FB application the application’s developer has access to everything in your profile!!!
I begrudgingly joined FaceBook a few months back to find out about my upcoming year high school class reunion. I was quite surprised how much I liked using the site to keep up with extended family and connecting with old friends (even the ones I did not like so much back them - you know who you are).
After signing up I was inundated with invitations for beer, bowling, and hugs all through FaceBook, of course. But something in the back of my mind prevented me from running any of them. I couldn’t get past the ominous warning that states, “Allowing {application name} access will let it pull your profile information, photos, your friends’ info, and other content that it requires to work.“I kept saying whydo they need access to my information so I can go bowling or accept a free virtual beer.
Well now I am very glad I refrained even though I’m sure I could have gotten a 150+ IQ test result and immediately joined Mensa. PC World has a nice article that explains why I kept refusing to click through, even though I didn’t know why at the time. Fear of the unknown is sometimes good.
