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I bought tickets on Fandango and later found the Fandango App in my FB profile. I never installed it or approved it--it just appeared. To me, that's simply wrong.


"Facebook spokesperson David Swain contacted us and confirmed that the appearance of unauthorized apps was a bug:

In this case, there was a bug that was showing applications on a user’s Application Settings page that the user hadn’t authorized. No information was shared with those applications and the user’s list of applications was not shown to anyone but the user. This bug has been fixed.

It does appear that unauthorized apps are no longer being added to users' pages, however any unwanted applications that were previously added will still need to be removed manually."

http://www.macworld.com/article/151087/2010/05/facebook_addi...


Yeah... I dont buy, it being a bug.


I randomly had an OK magazine app installed. I don't remember going to that page, it must have been a link off of Google news.



Wow.... I was really hoping to see some independent analysis, not a press release.



After reading all these comments, I wish that I'd known Dan. It sounds like he was a pretty great guy.

My condolences go out his family and friends.


She makes a lot of good points that relate to anyone on the forum who's wants to start a business/startup. "The real deal is that we need to take ownership of ourselves, and take it up a notch when it comes to personal responsibility."


Depending on the cost, this might be an attractive alternative to buying a Kindle by using this iTablet with the app, Kindle for iPhone.


When has Apple ever made the cheapest anything?

(not to bash on them, I actually love their stuff)


This liquid breathing stuff was also used in Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol


Thanks for the tip. I probably should have subscribed a while ago anyway...


And more specifically, the defense industry. Ugh....


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