Recent MIT graduate Oliver Yeh has taken Facebook stalking to another level. Yeh created a service called Stalkbook that allows people to view user's Facebook info even if they're not friends with said user. Yeh told IEEE in an interview that this is all possible because he figured out a way to snoop under the guise of other Facebook users:
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Yeh mocked up a simple chart that explains it all (image 2) for those who find his explanation fuzzy. If you're thinking this all goes against Facebook's terms of service, you may be right. Though, according to Yeh, it's not:
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However, CNET believes that Facebook would never let this fly as it clearly violates both the social network's original terms of service, as well as the Facebook Platform Policies put in place for developers creating third-party apps. "If you login to a third-party app or Web site that leverages Facebook, only you can view your friends' data," says CNET's Emil Protalinski. "Yeh, or anyone else for that matter, is not allowed to hoard your credentials so that others can see your friends' information and photos."
Stalkbook is not yet live and there's no word on if or when it will be. So, breathe easy. Your info is safe for now.
[via CNET]
