Facebook accused of leaking private user info to advertisers

We’ve seen it over and over again, Facebook and its infamous way of of handling user security. Last week, ...

November 28, 2011 / 12:05 IST
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We’ve seen it over and over again, Facebook and its infamous way of of handling user security. Last week, the most popular social networking was gripped by yet another scam and is now accused of misusing user info. The European Commission plans to put a halt to Facebook’s eavesdropping on its members’ personal information, reports The Sunday Telegraph. The social network gathers information like users’ opinions, sexuality, religious beliefs and whereabouts, according to the report. Click here for full story

first published: Nov 28, 2011 11:57 am

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