Comments on: Facebook Privacy Settings Exploit (Video)

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:01:15 +0000

I don’t think I was aware of this exploit, maybe I came across it but just didn’t give much thought about it. If the exploit only lets others view pending friend requests then its not a biggie for me. Other than that, I’ve set my Facebook profile and other info to be viewed only by friends, but not all my friends. Only those friends who are on the whitelist.

I filter my friends into groups and certain groups can only see a portion of my profile, some can’t see anything, some can only access my wall posts while close friends and family members get to see everything.

Anyways, thanks for sharing about this exploit. Its good to know that Facebook addressed the situation immediately.
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By: Twitter Bug: Force People To Follow You — TechPatio

Twitter Bug: Force People To Follow You — TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:02:04 +0000

[...] after Facebook’s privacy settings exploit (video) went around the world, a bug has also been found in another social media network; Twitter. While [...]

By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:21:45 +0000

Lots of things in the world would be better/easier if people just knew how to behave and treat eachother… unfortunately that’s not the case
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By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:21:08 +0000

That’s true – what is privacy worth to us when there are such loopholes available that will make everybody get a peak into the things we wanted to keep hidden from certain people
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By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:20:18 +0000

What mistake did Google make? I must have missed it – please share
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By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:19:39 +0000

I understand what you mean Steve. I think the people who are aware of the risks using Facebook, still use it because there’s nothing better out there. Sure there are Flickr for photogs, YouTube for video-people etc., but no social media site that will let you connect friends, co-workers and family at the same place.
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By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:18:33 +0000

I wonder for how long this particular exploit has been available, until it was reported/fixed. It could be just a matter of minutes, or maybe days?
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By: Walker

Walker — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:40:10 +0000

It will be easier if people will just respect others’ privacy, but unfortunately, minorities are simply not born that way. At the end of the day, it all falls with facebook and the people behind it. Fame+fortune is equivalent to huge responsibilities.

By: Ching Ya

Ching Ya — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:25:31 +0000

This is what concerns me, while some of us prefer to keep things private but loopholes are everywhere. It’s good to evolve and change for the better, but I’ll be more appreciative if Facebook could work harder on maintaining the privacy in a secured manner.

Or we may need a new definition for ‘privacy’ from now on. ;P
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By: wannabe

wannabe — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:24:17 +0000

it seems like privacy is not so important for certain providers, considering the news lately. google made a huge mistake, now facebook …
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