Login with Facebook update: Apps must now separately request permission to post on behalf of users

Facebook users who are fed up with posts from applications cluttering their News Feeds will likely approve of the update to login with Facebook that was announced Thursday, as apps must now separately request permission from users to post on the social network on their behalf.

Facebook said in announcing the update that it enables users to take advantage of login with Facebook as a quick way to register with apps, adding that users always have the option of changing with they choose to share or not share.

The social network said login with Facebook now loads up to 31 percent faster via mobile and up to 16 percent faster via the Web following the update.

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