Worried about Facebook security? Sick off all those annoying apps pestering you for things you really couldn’t give less of a damn about? Fear not, there is a solution.
Storify marketing director Jeff Elder has put together a nifty chart explaining how easy it is to manage how much access your friends’ apps have to your personal information:
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If you’re one of those people who think that Facebook having all that information on you isn’t an issue then hey, completely ignore the chart. Just bear in mind that all those so-called privacy nuts are in some good company.
Late last year it was revealed that the FTC would be monitoring Facebook for the next 20 years after an investigation into its privacy policies. Authorities in Germany meanwhile have said that the social network’s “Like” button violates the country’s privacy laws.
So, which part of your brain is going to win this battle? The vaguely paranoid conspiracy theorist or the apathetic point-and-click web user?
