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		teej on March 20, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Facebook poll: A Little Case in Statistical Bi... > I would like them to rethink their application permissions though. They have. Since July 08, Facebook has opened up a bit to allow applications to run without requiring an "add" (opting in to the app getting your info). They call it "Automatic Authentication". (http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Automatic_Auth...) The issue has been developer uptake. All the tutorials out there still assume you're going to require an add. Also, app devs on Facebook have been notoriously slow on the uptake of new features.

dfj225 on March 20, 2009 [–]

Cool, that is exactly what I had in mind.

So, I guess the real problem is just developer education.

There have been many times where I've refrained from using an app solely because it needed access to my profile when I felt that was necessary.

Then again, maybe only geeks/the paranoid care about stuff like this.

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