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Re:How to convert email addresses into name, age, ethnicity,... by maxklein on Sunday January 03, 2010 @08:22AM (#1028488)
The "evil" in this method is that you will never know the company has your email, because they will get your info off your facebook profile without having to contact you. Facebook will give the info to anyone who has your email and they won't notify you.
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Re:How to convert email addresses into name, age, ethnicity,... by Semiapies on Sunday January 03, 2010 @06:26PM (#1029329)
The disrespect and lack of ethics is not limited to Facebook by this behavior. The fact that Facebook is insecure does not make exploiting Facebook's insecurity any more ethical or proper.
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