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Re:Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Yo... by tedunangst on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @01:44PM (#1065408)
TC title: Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Your Email Address

HN title: Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Require You To Hand Over Your Email Address

There's a difference.

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Re:Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Yo... by icey on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @02:10PM (#1065476)
I submitted via the bookmarklet, I don't change the titles at all. I have, however, modified my submission to match the current headline. Sorry for the confusion.
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Re:Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Yo... by nomatteus on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @01:51PM (#1065428)
From the first paragraph: "Today, Facebook is granting developers on Platform the ability to request (or require) users to hand over their email addresses so they they can send periodic messages directly to users." (Emphasis added)

So it's up to the developer whether it's optional or not.

Also see the Facebook wiki for more info:

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Roadmap_Email

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Re:Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Yo... by edw519 on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @02:01PM (#1065457)
TC changed "Require" to "Ask" in their headline after icey posted it here. Lighten up.
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Re:Starting Today, Facebook Apps Can Ask You To Hand Over Yo... by tedunangst on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @04:32PM (#1065848)
Sorry, the post was only 5 minutes old when I said that, seemed a narrow window to change in. My bad.
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