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- theseaweedking, on 10/10/2007, -0/+31http://www.digg.com/health/facebook_causes_cancer_in_lab_mice
- mv10, on 10/10/2007, -3/+28If you're worried about privacy.. why are you on facebook to begin with
- GCarden, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15Breaking news: posting your information on the Internet MAY RESULT in people seeing it!
- Scyth3, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14It must be hate on Facebook week...
First, leaked source code. Now, RSS exposing *private* information. What's next? Facebook gives you cancer? - pradador, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11As long as you don't have status updates like "Using my credit card number 4254938482839292 with expiration date 09/09!", I think you have very little to worry about.
- roomforpanic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Be honest, who clicked on that link?
- str3ama, on 10/10/2007, -11/+18that has to be the worst author profile pic ever!
- Detritus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I realize there are many efforts afoot from numerous agencies to control the spread of fires... but surely you could find at least one to die in?
- Fuline, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6security by obscurity ftw
- Hydroxyl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5What's the security code please?
- kurrent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5i have to go with http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?page_id=630 for worst profile pic.
stereotypes are funny because they are true - bctrainers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4The exposed RSS is nothing new to me. If facebook gets its complete image directory exposed, than i'd be suprised. moving along now...
- PatrickA, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6This is stupid. How could they design a private RSS feed? Cookies are out as most people read via a feed aggregator. IP address is out for the same reason.
I don't see how they can do anything different from having a random url unless maybe Facebook creates their own feed reader. - mrspin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It's not about how else they could offer a feed, but that they should keep users in the loop with regards to the feed's privacy implications. Most users don't know they are exposing this information, and any of their friends or anybody can resend the feed to other services without the originating user knowing it was out there in the first place.
- Jaymoon, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I've also noticed that if your friend Bob is tagged in his friend John's photo... Even though you aren't friends with John, you can still see those photos that Bob is tagged in.
- JimmyDushku, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4What a douche.
- djofe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I don't care what any ***** of a teen say about Facebook, once you've posted something in it, regardless whether they turn on privacy settings on or not, it now belongs to the internet.
Just like a year ago when there were group of idiots posting pictures of themselves half naked @ myspace. Just wait a few years down the line when the employer shows up "well looky what I found in teh interwebz." - meatmcguffin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I hate it when people ruin perfectly good jokes with an unnecessary sarcasm tag
- Haplo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"How could they design a private RSS feed?"
See http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2007/01/09/password-protecting-single-file-htaccess.html
However, there are probably feed readers that don't support this (not sure if Firefox supports this with Live bookmarks, for example)
edit: and using https - Sparebear75, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I liked Facebook at the start, it was clean-looking, the anti-myspace. With all the apps added of late and all the Digg stories about privacy concerns I deleted all my content and rid myself of my online profile.
- NerdyNinja, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Wow, the above comment reminds me why I hate children.
Yes, all HTML is visible on the internet, but it IS possible to determine whether the HTML is displayed and what the HTML contains through all kinds of scripting and security measures. Otherwise, it'd be a lot harder to hide database login information from the web, and such. But then, if you knew anything at all about web design instead of regurgitating misinterpreted digg comments, you might have known that.
Granted, I don't expect Facebook to ever have a great security system - but they sure as hell could do a lot better. On a lighter note, I agree with Sparebear - I liked the cleaner Facebook a lot better as well. - Nightspark, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The above is true, that there is a risk and people need to be careful. But I still blame Facebook, as this should not be on by default and the option's description ("Allow friends to subscribe to my status updates") is incorrect: it doesn't just allow your friends to subscribe, it allows anyone to.
- NerdyNinja, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ah, well remind me not to hire you then, because being able to use Dreamweaver doesn't mean you know what you're doing or how anything works. You might try learning how to use a spellchecker and find yourself some of the "right tools" for learning the English language and not looking like you're 14, Mr. leet (script kiddy) hax0rz.
And what's the point of better security on a social networking site? Don't you think that you should be able to restrict who can see what information, and have that be a consistent (instead of broken) feature across the site? Wouldn't consistent features be something such an experienced web developer such as yourself would want to implement? I would love to see you send me some of the passwords stored on any of the websites I've designed. If you can extract those, I'll personally write a letter of recommendation to the NSA. Too bad you would be arrested first, so it's a good thing you'd only go to juvie.
And why yes, I have heard of https. And? - NerdyNinja, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Seeing as an RSS file can have a .php extension, it's perfectly possible to design a feed that dynamically outputs the appropriate information. All that matters is that it outputs correct XML. I'm currently designing a website, and the first feature I finished was a dynamic RSS feed.
- mrspin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Give users the choice of publishing a feed in the first place, otherwise what's the point of offering all the privacy options in the first place?
- mercurysquad, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2And the entire album as well.
- Yaanu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I'm still waiting for the application that totally erases you from a person's block listing, allowing you to access their profile as much as you want. Seriously.
- indicas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1you don't need to submit to a search engine, nor does having a random character string in the url matter much. if it is linked to and exposed to the public the search engines will pick it up.
- jbond, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I actually want all my Facebook data to be public. But they won't let me. Boo!
- Travelsonic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I thought it would be common sense in regards to what you post ANYWHERE on the internet that you NEED to BE CAREFUL.
- inactive, on 06/24/2009, -0/+0Just go to http://www.facebook.view-private-profile.com It works there!
- sorellynn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I read some place he created another blog on blogger - facebook.again or something like that. The word "again" is in the URL - we have not seen the last of him, but he sure got alot of attention ! - LYNN (Contributing Author For The OS9USER NEWS ROOM )
- WhitfordRakeem, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0We sow our thoughts and reap our actions. We sow our actions and reap our habits. We sow our habits and reap our character. We sow our character, and we reap our destiny.
- atdakore, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AND COMMENTS B4 LEAVING URS HERE PLEASE!
- MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I am only saying he is making a Steven Hawkings face...
- tsalti, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Yeah, I noticed that too. Its a simple url with the users special number ID at the end. That ID is in url of your friends Facebook. I havn't tried it but i assume it will work if I try to make my own RSS feed of my friends Facebook wall.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0that is not good
- atdakore, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0ever heard of https? All html is visible to people with the right tools, and very quickly too.(even encrypted) So don't be nieve. ( I've been a web designer for 10 years)
Better security on a social networking site. R U Serious? Whats the point? Children? WTF I'm probably older than u. - atdakore, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0wow, maybe u should do your homework, before running off paranoid. not that facebook misses you! Did you actually read the whole story & comments? And did u realise that putting content on the web in any html form, becomes visible to the world? Hello, you can protect urself on Facebook! Maybe though, ur just bored with it, in which case your comment was misleading. As for the apps, they add great usabilty. But hey your probably a fan of linked in by now anyway.
- dingmah, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Because I like to add friends to my list like I collect Pokemon cards...... GOTTA GOTTA CATCH THEM ALL!!! /sarcasm
- sint4x, on 10/10/2007, -8/+5OMG google's private calendar feed exposes private information to!!!
As long as the link has some random character string in it (e.g. 76f23yr0adfa086ef70asdf7a8d) and you don't submit it to a search engine, you shouldn't worry. - MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -6/+3I think he is trying to impersonate Steven Hawkings.
- mrspin, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1http://www.ohear.net for a "better" pic
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