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Facebook has disabled the capability that let users share their cell phone numbers and physical addresses with developers of applications they use on the site as well as with publishers of sites they’ve linked their accounts to.
This new capability was introduced last Friday only and prompted complaints and concerns that user’s privacy can easily compromised.
Facebook official Douglas Purdy wrote on Facebook Developers blog, “Over the weekend, we got some useful feedback that we could make people more clearly aware of when they are granting access to this data. We agree, and we are making changes to help ensure you only share this information when you intend to do so. We’ll be working to launch these updates as soon as possible, and will be temporarily disabling this feature until those changes are ready.”
According to senior technology consultant Graham Cluley at IT security and control firm Sophos, rogue developers would try to exploit this new capability to mine phone numbers and addresses giving rise to identity thefts and spam.
It’s a good thing that Facebook decided to disable the feature, but users must be aware of what they are sharing with third-party applications and websites. Learn more about new features, especially that gives you the capability to share your information outside Facebook, before clicking away.
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Facebook May Revamp Its Comments System, May Bring Subtle “Dislike” Button
October 13, 2010
A “Dislike” button on Facebook is something Facebook users have been longing to get since the “Like” button was introduced. Facebook doesn’t seem to be in any mood to roll out one anytime soon.
If what Allfacebook says is true, then Facebook users will soon have a new comment system with a few enhancements that will also include a “Dislike” button sort-of feature.
According to the screenshot, some changes in the comment system will include:
(Source: Allfacebook)
User’s network – Comments will now display a user’s location, school they are attending etc. depending on their profile details.
Comment count and Feedback rating – The comment count will show how many comments a user has contributed to a thread while the feedback rating shows the percentage of votes that were positive.
Comment Voting – Users will be able to provide feedback to a comment and rate it as either positive or negative, something like the “like” or “dislike” buttons. This rating will be used to calculate feedback rating.
Threaded comments – So far all comments to a particular thread were displayed in a single thread. Now, users will be able to create sub-threads in a particular thread. This is big change. So far, most people have to rely on “@username” to comment back on specific comments. With sub-threading, you will be able to reply to specific comments creating sub-conversations within another conversation.
There is no indication though, when this update will be introduced to the masses. If it does, I think this is a pretty change and will be pretty well accepted by the masses. What do you think about this change or what more would you like to have. Please don’t say, “A big scary dislike button” – you might start losing friends
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