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A comment on Facebook Hidden Friends Vulnerability?.

Re:Facebook Hidden Friends Vulnerability? by taylorbuley on Monday June 02, 2014 @09:28AM (#7833314)
Interested to see an entry for the name "Boz" among the friends

Facebook employees don't have to follow the real names policy? https://www.facebook.com/help/292517374180078

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Re:Facebook Hidden Friends Vulnerability? by ceejayoz on Monday June 02, 2014 @10:00AM (#7833477)
> Nicknames can be used as a first or middle name if they're a variation of your real first or last name (like Bob instead of Robert)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz#People

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Re:Facebook Hidden Friends Vulnerability? by bostonpete on Monday June 02, 2014 @12:59PM (#7834481)
But in that case, shouldn't he show up as Boz Bosworth?
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Re:Facebook Hidden Friends Vulnerability? by smackfu on Monday June 02, 2014 @10:43AM (#7833741)
In this case, it's Andrew "Boz" Bosworth.
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