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Re:Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011 by liveoneggs on Saturday March 24, 2018 @08:06PM (#16669825)
I also worked on a quasi-popular facebook app in a similar time period and you got a lot of data but the specifics would change from month to month so it was sometimes more and sometimes less.

The worst, for me, was posting on behalf of other people and getting replies to your app like "I'm so glad to hear from my favorite grandson after so long!".

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Re:Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011 by mercer on Sunday March 25, 2018 @06:40AM (#16671602)
Ironically, considering the current kerfuffle, I remember my biggest frustration being The Guardian, as they'd spam my feed with 'friend X read article Y on The Guardian'.
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Re:Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011 by lawnchair_larry on Sunday March 25, 2018 @03:47AM (#16671215)
Why would you post on behalf of other people?
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Re:Facebook was warned about app permissions in 2011 by goldenkey on Sunday March 25, 2018 @05:48AM (#16671486)
Because it was allowed and it is an easy way to spread an app virally? "John Doe via ViralApp: [This app is great! Get your own Virus today by clicking here!]"?
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