A Facebook Heads-Up

[bookslover]

Apparently, Facebook is at it again. They've created "instant personalization," which shares your Facebook data with non-Facebook websites. If you don't want this, go to "Account" > "Privacy Settings" > "Applications and Websites" > "Instant Personalization" > "Edit Settings" and uncheck the "Enable" box. Also, if your Facebook friends don't do this, they will be sharing your data, as well as theirs, with other sites.

A friend of mine alerted me to this. I think Facebook has gotten in trouble for trying stunts similar to this before. A word to the wise, etc.

 

[Scottish Lass]

Mine was already unchecked. This didn't come with the new profile, by the way, but with the previous update.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

Mine was checked.... I unchecked it. Thanks.

 

[Kim G]

Mine was already unchecked, but I didn't realize all the information that was accessible to apps that my friends use! If you haven't already, look at that tab too while you're under privacy settings.

If this weren't my only connection to most of my family and friends, I'd delete my account in protest. But then I'd never hear from my extended family.

 

[SRoper]

Mine was already unchecked. I thought I did that several months ago.

 

[BJClark]

mine didn't have a check in it either...nor does the public search engine that is listed next to it...

 

[Curt]

Thanks for the heads up. I unchecked "enable."

 

[JBaldwin]

Thanks