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Re:Send a Facebook message to anyone's inbox, for free by DennisP on Saturday January 19, 2013 @07:58AM (#5083262)
It's kinda sad that Facebook gives people a way to rat people out for using fake names. I hope they don't see much usage.
Re:Send a Facebook message to anyone's inbox, for free by znowi on Saturday January 19, 2013 @01:57PM (#5084319)
I think it's not kinda sad, but outright offensive. I understand the commercial value of a fully identifiable and tracked person online, but there has to be a line to draw.

Every transparency feature is opt-in by default. Privacy is slowly becoming a dirty word for people who have something to hide. And those who fight for it are marginalized and made look as villains.

It is really bizarre to witness. At some point this rush for user identities reminds me of the Wall Street and their unregulated lust for profit despite the consequence.

Re:Send a Facebook message to anyone's inbox, for free by tsiki on Saturday January 19, 2013 @08:38AM (#5083336)
It's useful for exposing profiles where someone is pretending to be someone else.
Re:Send a Facebook message to anyone's inbox, for free by Argorak on Saturday January 19, 2013 @09:01AM (#5083382)
Theres a seperate action for that, see the screenshot.
Re:Send a Facebook message to anyone's inbox, for free by dunham on Saturday January 19, 2013 @06:15PM (#5085198)
You can't use that action if person being impersonated is not on facebook. They require you to identify the account of the person being impersonated.

I know this because I tried to report an account impersonating my grandmother, who doesn't have a computer.