One site points out that Redlight is a mysterious addition—"I couldn't find any site that went by that name that wasn't an adult site." We found something called Redlight Poker—maybe that's the participating company?
[Updated to include missing companies—thanks Phantomfly!]
"Leading Websites Offer Facebook Beacon for Social Distribution" [Facebook] (Thanks to Gary!)
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a guess....
]]>I fucking HATE fandango.
]]>they're too good to be part of this.
]]>I imagine that they'll eventually expand it to things like announcing when users leave comments on other blogs.
]]>@kimsama:
I emailed privacy@facebook.com and asked them to remove all of my data information from their servers, since "deactivating" my account seemed exactly the same as logging out. I got some form reply, but after a couple of emails back and forth I was finally told that in order to get my information erased, I should:
1) log into Facebook and delete all my profile information, then
2) email privacy@facebook.com and inform them that I had done so and to erase my account.
I recieved an email back stating that my information had been erased from their servers, and sure enough I was told that I needed an account to log in. Whether I was truly erased or not I'm not sure, but I certainly can't log in using my old user name/pw. Good riddance to bad luggage, I say.
]]>I deleted every bit of information and then emailed privacy@facebook.com and told them I wanted the account deleted permanently. It seems to have worked.
]]>@othium: Apparently you would have to delete each and every album, wall post, etc and withdraw from every group -- if you deactivate and then sign back on with the old username and password, it apparently still has all your data:
Facebook does allow people to 'deactivate' their accounts. This means that most of their information becomes invisible to other viewers, but it remains on Facebook's servers - indefinitely.]]>This is handy for anyone who changes their mind and wants to rejoin. They can just type their old user name and password in, and they'll pop straight back up on the site - it will be like they never left.
@m0unds: I don't get this either man.
Have none of you seen: [www.youtube.com] ??
]]>I may have to look at who I really care about on Facebook and then terminate my account after contacting them.
]]>That would make sense...but then how does that correspond to the statement that some of those analyzing the code have said- that the partner sites are sending everyone's info, whether they belong to facebook or not?
]]>Thanks for the informative article.
]]>Add 3 lines of code and reach millions of users.
Simply determine which user actions you would like publish to Facebook and add a few lines of code to your web page. Facebook Beacon actions include purchasing a product, signing up for a service, adding an item to a wish list, and more. When a user performs the action, they will be alerted that your website is sending a story to their profile
]]>I'm still loving the double standards associated with social networking. No one is afraid to submit all kinds of personal data to a website over an unsecure connection with the potential of it easily being sniped by a third party, but everyone's up in arms about a service which discloses purchasing and surfing habits to the same community they've already given all their information to? Silly.
]]>@Andy S.: It's a good way to keep in touch with old friends. I know I've got a HS reunion coming up, and everyone is using it for that purpose - a joining place of sorts.
But this is absolutely ridiculous. I thought Beacon was just an application, but now that I know this is just a really sneaky spyware-type scam, I'm not a fan!
]]>I tested it on Yelp and Blockbuster with FF 2.0.0.11 and it notified me it was blocking Beacon, and then I checked FB and indeed, nothing had shown up.
]]>All in all, the best way to make this a non-issue is to just cancel your Facebook account, if you have one. Facebook is pretty useless anyway, I don't understand why so many people have so much difficulty dumping it.
]]>Where it says type in "http*://*facebook.com/beacon/*", you should really type in "http://*facebook.com/beacon/*" (of course without the quotes). Note that it incorrectly instructs you to put in an additional asterisk after the http, but in the image, shows that's not the right code -- use the one in bold here.
Obvs, that needs an edit on the page.
]]>Which would mean that while the date isn't being shown on Facebook for nonmembers, it's still being collected.
]]>I'm bummed about Zappos. I might just write to them.
I was surprised about Kiva, too, but then I remembered that on the Causes application, if you give money, it registers on the application itself(there's a line that says $X donated".) I'm guessing that's why they're linked?
]]>The PC World/Computer Associates story that revealed how much more Facebook was actually stealing used Epicurious.com as an example and that's not on here either.
]]>Ok then, that's where I'm confused. How do any of these sites know what your facebook account is in order to send the information?
]]>CollegeHumor
Busted Tees
iWon
Citysearch
Pronto.com
echomusic
Travelocity
This is all completely avoidable by NOT installing the Beacon "application" on Facebook, right??
]]>The one site on that list that really bothers me - even though I don't use it - is Kiva. Is Facebook really going to say "John Smith lent $25 to a small business in Bangladesh"? WTF?
]]>If I don't have a Facebook, should I be worried? The only thing I have on this list is a login at NYTimes.com.
]]>Sad that it's come to this. I just wrote a letter to Blockbuster, Zappos, NYT, and Yelp informing them that I will no longer be a customer if they participate in invasive advertising.
Facebook has no reason to change unless the people giving them money (the businesses, not we customers) start applying pressure.
ElizabethD, please write Zappos so they know why you won't be a customer anymore.
]]>I only use one of those sites, Trip Advisor.
But thank you for posting the list for me, the lazy.
This may turn into one of those updated sagas, just less frequemtly than Walmart and their SS shirts.
]]>I wrote them back and let them know that I don't want to be pestered by every little thing I might due on a website. Haven't heard back from them.
The main thing I want them to know is that the entire program is unsuitable for me. It seems like the facebook people have in their head that the users will just come around...there is no coming around for me. Either they disable the feature or give us an option to.
On the upside I only use three of those websites...and one very seldom...so I won't be getting a lot of beacon requests anytime soon.
]]>Facebook Inc. is seeking a Canadian court order that would force Rogers Communications Inc. and Look Communications Inc. to hand over details identifying hackers who may have stolen personal information from people on the popular social-networking Web site.
The California-based company says it needs customer information from the Canadian Internet providers for a civil lawsuit it has filed against the unnamed hackers, who gained unauthorized access to Facebook's system.
Court documents allege the hackers may have swiped personal information about Facebook members, including user names, passwords and e-mail addresses.
It is not clear how many Facebook customers were affected or where the hackers live.
]]>Oh, Sony Online Entertainment...still desperately grasping at potential users.
]]>How many new advertisers do you think will join this list now due to the bad publicity?
]]>Well they just all made my list.
Yours,
Richard Nixon.
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