Comments on: Privacy in Facebook apps – the risk of the SuperPoke http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:51:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrew Patrick » Privacy risks from Facebook applications http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Andrew Patrick » Privacy risks from Facebook applications Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:58:00 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1769 [...] Privacy in Facebook apps - the risk of the SuperPoke The application took them three hours to create and allowed them to not only collect personal information about the Facebook user who had downloaded the application, but all of his friends as well. [...] [...] Privacy in Facebook apps – the risk of the SuperPoke The application took them three hours to create and allowed them to not only collect personal information about the Facebook user who had downloaded the application, but all of his friends as well. [...]

]]> By: IPOsgoode » Teen’s Facebook charge may set legal precedent http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 IPOsgoode » Teen’s Facebook charge may set legal precedent Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:07:14 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1761 [...] 3 Kristen Yates, ” Privacy in Facebook apps-the risk of the SuperPoke” Privacy Commissioner of Canada (7 May, 2008), online: Privacy Commissioner Canada http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke [...] [...] 3 Kristen Yates, ” Privacy in Facebook apps-the risk of the SuperPoke” Privacy Commissioner of Canada (7 May, 2008), online: Privacy Commissioner Canada http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke [...]

]]> By: On Facebook « Shade354’s Weblog http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 On Facebook « Shade354’s Weblog Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:14:54 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1738 [...] Office of the Privacy Commissioner - blog - Yates - Risk of the SuperPoke http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke [...] [...] Office of the Privacy Commissioner – blog – Yates – Risk of the SuperPoke http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke [...]

]]> By: Bob http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1683 Bob Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:18:20 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1683 Social medial creates a real threat to people's privacy. At the same time people do not care about this issue or maybe they don’t realize importance of it. I feel government does do enough on educating people about privacy. Also it appears there is a new wave of Privacy 2.0 companies that offer services allowing people to mask their personal information such as email, phone, and credit cards on the web. Check out this blog they cover some of them <a href="http://blog.arzoola.com/" rel="nofollow"> http://blog.arzoola.com/</a>. Social medial creates a real threat to people’s privacy. At the same time people do not care about this issue or maybe they don’t realize importance of it. I feel government does do enough on educating people about privacy. Also it appears there is a new wave of Privacy 2.0 companies that offer services allowing people to mask their personal information such as email, phone, and credit cards on the web. Check out this blog they cover some of them http://blog.arzoola.com/.

]]> By: Auwal http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 Auwal Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:03:08 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1682 In 30 minutes I was able to create a Facebook application that generate 100,000 email addresses of Facebook users in 30 seconds, though I was also testing, I removed all my personal information from Facebook. It is very easy to hack Facebook with their developer stuffs. In 30 minutes I was able to create a Facebook application that generate 100,000 email addresses of Facebook users in 30 seconds, though I was also testing, I removed all my personal information from Facebook. It is very easy to hack Facebook with their developer stuffs.

]]> By: Tyler http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Tyler Fri, 09 May 2008 15:49:09 +0000 http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index.php/2008/05/07/privacy-in-facebook-apps-the-risk-of-the-superpoke/#comment-1068 Good for the BBC. Having built a test Facebook App myself I was astonished by how easy it was to build a huge user base very quickly. It's the ultimate viral community because of the sheep-throwing behaviour of it's users and the way that app installs are structured (in order to see the Sheep your friend throws at you, you have to install the app). From a web app company's perspective it's really an amazing tool and an opportunity you can't ignore. But you and the BBC are exactly right. In the wrong hands this information becomes dangerously easy to access and distribute. Facebook app users are automatically signed up for your regular site (if you have one), so consider all those users to be "yours" if you run your own database. There are markets for databases like that, so even if your app fails to make profit, you can dump the database on the spam market (and others) to recoup your costs. It's like a last-ditch business model for Web 2.0. Good for the BBC. Having built a test Facebook App myself I was astonished by how easy it was to build a huge user base very quickly. It’s the ultimate viral community because of the sheep-throwing behaviour of it’s users and the way that app installs are structured (in order to see the Sheep your friend throws at you, you have to install the app). From a web app company’s perspective it’s really an amazing tool and an opportunity you can’t ignore.

But you and the BBC are exactly right. In the wrong hands this information becomes dangerously easy to access and distribute. Facebook app users are automatically signed up for your regular site (if you have one), so consider all those users to be “yours” if you run your own database. There are markets for databases like that, so even if your app fails to make profit, you can dump the database on the spam market (and others) to recoup your costs. It’s like a last-ditch business model for Web 2.0.

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