Facebook Places: A Privacy Breach Waiting to Happen?

Is a coupon worth your privacy? That may be the dilemma facing Facebook users excited to redeem special deals through an expansion of the site's Places feature.

Is a coupon worth your privacy? That may be the dilemma facing Facebook users excited to redeem special deals through an expansion of the site’s Places feature.

With the introduction of the new deals program, users of Places will now see a yellow icon indicating that a redeemable deal or coupon is available nearby. They can then use the application to “check in” at the store or restaurant, from their local Gap to McDonald’s, and show their phone’s screen to an employee to claim their deal.

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