Security Concerns Rise Over Facebook Mailbox API
Security Concerns Rise Over Facebook Mailbox API
Posted 09/23/2009 at 12:23pm
| by Jason Barry
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Facebook has plans to make available an inbox and notification API and security experts everywhere aren’t pleased. The API will expose users’ mailbox messages and notifications to applications developed around the framework.
Graham Cluley, a Sophos senior technology consultant said "the idea of Facebook applications being given free rein to mine users' inboxes and sent folders sends a shiver down my spine” in an interview with The Register. The API is clearly a point of contention for many security analysts who feel that Facebook may be revealing too much to developers.
Ultimately, it is going to come down to how Facebook handles the permissions of these applications. If they skirt the privacy concerns and bury the details in fine print about users’ rights, there will certainly be trouble. However, the liability falls onto the user to make sure their privacy isn’t invaded by their approved applications.
How do you feel about Facebook apps being able to dig into your messages?
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