Creepy Facebook
July 15th, 2010
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I just got this email from Facebook (revealing personal details redacted):
From: Facebook <upda...@facebookmail.com> Reply-to: Facebook <upda...@facebookmail.com> To: XXXXXXXXXXXX Park <xxxx...@berkeley.edu> Subject: YYYYYYYYYY Park is waiting to share with you on Facebook Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:32:53 -0700 ======================================= To see what YYYYYYYYYY is up to and start sharing, go to Facebook: <link deleted> ======================================= Hi XXXXXXXXXXXX, Just a reminder that YYYYYYYYYY Park has confirmed your friend request and you're now friends on Facebook. YYYYYYYYYY Park: <link deleted> Thanks, The Facebook Team To see what YYYYYYYYYY is up to and start sharing, go to Facebook: <link deleted> ======================================= This message was intended for xxxx...@berkeley.edu. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. <link deleted> Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Well. If I didn’t happen to own both accounts, I might have thought “YYYYYYYYYY Park” was actually doing something to attract my attention. Then the scary (and creepy) thought is, how many emails has Facebook sent “on my behalf”?
I hated this when third party apps were doing this (oh, was that 3 years or 4 years now), and I can’t say I love it now.