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Open Source Utilities For Facebook Privacy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-you-see-me-now dept.

dward90 writes "Two online projects will scan and edit Facebook privacy settings for maximum protection: ReclaimPrivacy (reclaimprivacy.org) and SaveFace (untangle.com). The article says: 'Several new applications have launched this week that are designed to easily reset a Facebook member's privacy settings, following new changes from the company that make a sizable chunk of profile content public by default when it was once kept under lock and key.'"

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  1. Open Source Warning by AnonymousClown · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Before creating a facebook account, please consider this:
    • Facebook must exploit your personal info in order to make the mega bucks that they've grown used to.
    • A Facebook page may make you unemployable.
    • All Facebook privacy safeguards will be circumvented.
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    1. Re:Open Source Warning by dcmoebius · · Score: 5, Insightful

      they can only work with data you give them.

      Not true, actually. They can also work with the information your "friends" give them.

  2. Re:Other websites knowing your facebook account by TimmyDee · · Score: 5, Informative

    I wish it were that easy. I have the "Instant Personalization Pilot Program" disabled on my account, but FB Connect popped up on CNN Money this morning.

    What did I do? I specifically blocked any URL containing "fbconnect". Problem solved. OmniWeb let me do this using RegEx, but I'm sure the same can be done with AdBlock.

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