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Facebook App Permissions Request – What Does This Mean?

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I rarely link social apps to other social apps, but sometimes I click through on the first through stages of the linking process to see what happens. Here’s an example I just tried using Klout, which wants me to link in to my account on Facebook. The screenshot is taken from Facebook… but what does it mean?

So what does this mean...?

Does that horizontal arrow aligned with the first element mean permission is only being requested for my personal information? Or is that thin vertical line an “AND” that says persmission is being requested to access my personal information AND post to my wall AND etc etc…

I have no idea….?

Written by Tony Hirst

October 16, 2010 at 11:18 am

Posted in privacy

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  1. Sadly, it means ‘and’. Klout would need to get this scary looking permissions if they need to get bits of information.

    Jure

    October 16, 2010 at 3:06 pm

  2. what does request permission on facebook mean,especially when it says allow dont allow

    carmel

    November 13, 2010 at 12:09 pm


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