Facebook's privacy - more unacceptable each day
*UPDATE* it seems they may have backtracked on this change . *UPDATE 2 1 Mar 2011* And are now going to re-enable it anyway after the initial storm has blown over: I just read the Inquirer article on Facebook's address/phone exposing to apps. It appears that they now allow 'application' developers to gain access to your address and mobile number. Now I suspect it's not coincidence that the new facebook profile encourages you at the top to specify your hometown ... I guess we now know why. Along with places information in your profile, it's all a criminal needs... Facebook's privacy options are rapidly becoming unacceptable. It's bad enough that the average user has more interest in being allowed to play games or see 'OMG look what Justin Beiber did...' than bother to think about what the 'allow this app to access your information' actually means. Seriously, what proportion of facebook users do you think have ever looked at the list of thin...