After the “Beacon” controversy, it seems that Facebook have recently added a new way for applications to leverage your personal data.

facebook privacy applications personal data

Now, when a (facebook-) friend of yours adds an application, some of YOUR personal information can also be accessed to the application. The default privacy settings are displayed on the screenshot above.

I’m not saying that Facebook is evil here, as I think that sharing some of this information can actually empower better social applications, but I think that Facebook should communicate clearly on this.

Keep on connecting, keep on sharing, but be aware of what the implications are :-)