Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers’ names and other personal details, despite promises they don’t share such information without consent. The practice, which most of the companies defended, sent user names or ID numbers tied to personal profiles being viewed when users clicked on ads. Read the article: tp://gigalaw.com/2010/05/20/facebook-myspace-sent-user-data-to-advertising-firms/ (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
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