Facebook and other collective networking sites are immensely popular. Millions of people have joined these sites to stay in touch with friends, meet new people, and share details of their lives. As part of the fun, some people generate elaborate, eye-catching profiles. You can add applications that list your top friends, add games, quizzes, graphics, and more to your profile. Are these add-on applications unsafe to use?
Recently, Facebook had to remove the favorite application that lists your top friends because of privacy violations. The application let users see partial profiles of anyone on Facebook, which included facts on birthdates and connection status. This is a inherent safety issue also, so the application was removed and revamped. The problem with these applications, though, is that they are run by third parties and not by Facebook.
Facebook Game
The applications can interact with your personal facts and that of the people on your friends list. This can be fodder for anyone from telemarketers to identity thieves. Most people don't read the warnings and are not aware of the inherent danger of uploading these applications to their profiles. Facebook itself doesn't take accountability for these applications. In the user agreement every member gets, Facebook states:
[W]hile we have undertaken contractual and technical steps to restrict inherent misuse of such facts by such Platform Developers, we do not screen or approve Developers, and we cannot and do not guarantee that all Platform Developers will abide by such restrictions and agreements.
In other words, it may or may not be safe. It is up to you to determine what is safe and to take steps to protect yourself online. If you want to add applications to your Facebook page, make sure you run virus checks. Also make sure that you have some facts on the application company. Read reviews from other people who have used the applications and make good decisions. With a phone at least you can do a phone number search to see who is calling you; it is not so easy to see who is behind collective networking site applications. Be cautious so you keep your facts private.
Are Facebook Applications Unsafe to Use?
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