Facebook 承認部份 Apps 開發者或將用家資料轉售
Facebook 由於實在有太大的用家個人資料庫,因此其安全性一直備受質疑,今天 Facebook 在其官方的網誌之中承認部份 Facebook Apps 或會將收集到的用家資料轉售圖利,而針對這一批不守規則的開發者,Facebook 已經將他們的帳戶暫定半年。
在官方的網誌之中亦有提到這些不守規則的 Apps 是一些不在頭十位但亦非常知名的 Facebook Apps,它們除了可能將用家的姓名出售圖利之外,亦有可能會將與用家有關係的朋友的資料出售圖利,而所轉售的對象(廣告商)則至少有 25 間。
不過在官方的網誌之中,Facebook 指出並沒有任何私人的資料被出售,所出售的只是用家的 UIDs。
節錄 Facebook 開發者官方網誌資料
As we examined the circumstances of inadvertent UID transfers, we discovered some instances where a data broker was paying developers for UIDs. While we determined that no private user data was sold and confirmed that transfer of these UIDs did not give access to any private data, this violation of our policy is something we take seriously. As such, we are taking action against these developers by instituting a 6-month full moratorium on their access to Facebook communication channels, and we will require these developers to submit their data practices to an audit in the future to confirm that they are in compliance with our policies. This impacts fewer than a dozen, mostly small developers, none of which are in the top 10 applications on Facebook Platform.
早前外國的一些調查公司便曾經指出 Facebook 的 Apps 會很容易取得用家的個人資料並藉此圖利。對於今次的事件,引述 Facebook 指有關的 Facebook Apps 開發者已經承諾會將所有收集到的 UIDs 刪除,而且亦承諾在將在不會再有同類型的事件發生。
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