Facebook and Others Caught Sending User Data to Advertisers

Facebook and Others Caught Sending User Data to Advertisers

5/21/2010

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on what could be a major scandal brewing for Facebook, MySpace and other social networks: despite assurances to the contrary,…

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