Beware the Permissions Asked By ‘Your Most Used Words on Facebook’ Quiz
Do Facebook users realize the permissions they grant to applications that generate the quizzes that often go viral on News Feed?
Do Facebook users realize the permissions they grant to applications that generate the quizzes that often go viral on News Feed?
The latest such quiz to go viral comes from Vonvon, “What Are Your Most Used Words on Facebook?”
Paul Bischoff warned in a Comparitech post that information collected by Vonvon from users who grant permission includes:
- Name, profile picture, age, sex, birthday and other public information.
- Entire friends list.
- Everything posted to Timeline.
- All photos and photos users are tagged in.
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