Thread: BBC exposes Facebook flaw
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Old 01-05-2008, 09:13   #6
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Re: BBC exposes Facebook flaw
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Originally Posted by Gavin View Post
They mention it in their terms and conditions and give you an option to opt-out, so its hardly a 0-day vulnerability. And i'm not a Facebook expert but it only seems to collect information which is public anyway?

Seems a bit stupid it affects your friends though?
I think it depends on the privacy settings those friends have set.
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