On Friday, Facebook quietly announced that app developers will now be able to access users' home addresses and mobile numbers, in a move that has already raised concerns among privacy advocates and security experts alike.
Developers who take advantage of this new feature will still have to request permission to access a user's personal information, but you could be forgiven for not noticing a subtle change to the page's layout -- specifically, a new subsection titled 'Access my contact information.' Under this heading, Facebook clarifies (in a light grey font), that granting access to a given application will allow the developer to obtain your 'Current Address and Mobile Phone Number.'
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Facebook Offers App Makers Your Home Address and Phone Number originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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