And people wonder why I'm wary of those other "social networking" sites. :=/

[lionkingcmsl]

From KYW 1060 Newsradio:


Chesco Man Learns Lesson About Privacy on Facebook
KYW Newsradio

> Local News, > News, > Local News,> News,Chester County
8/15/2010
8:30am

A Chester County man was surprised to learn a popular web site had captured and stored sensitive information about him — his credit card number and he wants to warn others.

KYW’s Pat Loeb reports most people know the social networking site Facebook as a free site but it does have applications and partners that do charge.

Primo Muniz of Glenmoore used one of those partners, the game site Zynga, and gave Zynga his credit card number:

“And apparently they now have an agreement that if you make a purchase through them they store your credit card information for future purposes.”

Linda Sherry of Consumer Action says many sites do that now, but:

“The reputable ones will give you a chance to say that you don’t want to have your card number stored on their site.”

Muniz was never notified Facebook was storing his information and he was even more disturbed to find Facebook wouldn’t let him remove the information.

A screen message said Muniz would first have to close his ad account — which he doesn’t have. Muniz ended up cancelling the card.

Facebook declined comment.
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So, be fore warned.

Comments

[avenginglioness.livejournal.com]

yep, and I know Zoo World stores your PayPal info. And making a purchase with them pre-authorizes "one click" purchases. And there was a case awhile back where someone's kid sat there clicking all the pretty green buttons. Because we know that clicking green buttons gets you stuff in the game. This got the mother a $2000 charge to her credit card. lol

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

That is exactly why I don't use applications of any sort-- not even "Superpoke" on Facebook. I use it to network to my friends, and that's it. Nothing sensetive goes on the site. If I need to talk about something that's actually sensetive, I'll either email or call them.

-=TK

[telbert.livejournal.com]

This is why I resist all invitations to join Facebook. There's too much of a hat dance going on with privacy for to feel safe in signing up. Also, between LJ and other social media, what I currently maintain is enough for me =0)