Facebook ban Google access to user data

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May 16, according to foreign media reports, although claiming to promote the social networking site Facebook's open and can carry data, but the premise is: Do not touch my user data.

Thursday, Facebook released a one-paragraph 7 of the blog articles, in a nutshell, is prohibited Google has just launched the "Friend Connect" the use of Facebook's API (Application Programming Interface).

The article said "Now Google has launched a Friend Connect, we have the opportunity to start an assessment of the technology, found that the technology will be without the permission of the user, sent to a third party Facebook user information, this practice Does not meet our users to achieve privacy protection standards, in violation of our terms of service. As we have to ban other users without access to information on the permit application, we must stop Friend Connect Facebook users access to information, until its compliance with To our rules. We have repeatedly and Google on the issue of the contacts, hoping to cooperate with them, in full accordance with the wishes of users share personal information. "

In conclusion, the article mentioned that "We believe that, MySpace's Data Availability, Google's Friend Connect and Facebook Connect will participate in the social network of a great transformation that allows users to enjoy a better, more secure social experience, while protecting their privacy is not Violations. We look forward with the developer community and industry to help all of our users to carry personal information anytime, anywhere, and privacy are not violated. "

Nearly a week, two major U.S. social networking sites MySpace and Facebook and Google were launched to help users of personal information, and other data into third-party site tools. Of which, MySpace product called "Data Availability", allowing users with Yahoo, eBay and other companies operating sites share personal data. "Facebook Connect" allows users to personal data or friends out into third-party site.

At present, users in the use of a variety of network services, often need to sign a different site, which is very time-consuming effort. MySpace, Facebook and Google have launched a new product is to solve this problem, through these products, users can use the same site at different friends list and to maintain the consistency of their social activities.

The social networking sites, and other sites allow users to share personal information There is a certain risk. Because in a very long time, the social networking sites are considered to be "the wall in the Garden." Social networking sites for the strict control of the user data, an increase of users to other sites difficult, from a certain extent, enhance user loyalty. With the increase in user activity, social networking sites attractive to advertisers is also increasing. Facebook and MySpace allows users to transfer of personal data to other sites, equivalent to their overturned on a wall.