TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API • Hacker News Board

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by Wilya » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 9:43 AM UTC

rane wrote: post #29

I gave the guy all those details and pics while authorizing the app! There's no way too see those things without being my friend.

Well, how many other seemingly innocent (or not) apps did you give the same permissions to ?

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by paul9290 » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 9:50 AM UTC

Here's a similar thing from summer 2010. You and your friends inserted into a horror movie trailer.

http://www2.lost-in-val-sinestra.com

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by Radim » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 9:56 AM UTC

henrikschroder wrote: post #8

Pfiffer wrote: post #3

Care to explain for those without Facebook accounts?

It's an example of how much personal data you actually leak through Facebook illustrated through a movie of a crazy serial killer browsing Facebook, with nicely done overlays of your actual personal data that the app pulled from you.

  movie of a crazy serial killer browsing Facebook

Serial killer? That's just your assumption, based on video editing. Remember the scene in Men in Black, where Will Smith is asked to shoot cardboard aliens and shoots a little girl instead?

HN Against Prejudice! :-)

(showed TakeThisLollipop to my gf, who freaked out and immediately deleted all fb apps... so prejudiced!)

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by zrgiu_ » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 9:57 AM UTC

user24 wrote: post #35

zrgiu_ wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can someone make a video of this thing ?

http://www.takethislollipop.com/assets/takethislollipopv4.mp...

thank you but... that guy's screen is just white

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by davidw » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:07 AM UTC

snaveint wrote: post #18

That is impressively creepy. Wow. Anyone know the background?

He is seriously pissed off that you are advocating the use of Emacs over vim in some Facebook group.

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by runn1ng » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:16 AM UTC

robinduckett wrote: post #28

wesleyzhao wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

he knocks on your door

Yeah, good luck to him finding "X5, Cardiff". There isn't an "X5" postcode here, nor is it anywhere near where I was last time I did a location based update. The inaccurate google map thing is what made me lul.

yeah, according to him, I study and work at undefined, undefined.

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by captn3m0 » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:27 AM UTC

flexd wrote: post #23

This actually just freezes for me/nothing happens after I click "Connect with Facebook". Chromium 12.0.742.112 (90304) Ubuntu 10.10.

Flashblock?

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by andrewcooke » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:45 AM UTC

slapshot wrote: post #30

Looks like it's connected with the ad agency Evolution Bureau ("EVB") (clients: [1]), the same people who did the Office Depot-braded "Elf Yourself" sensation [2]. Why do I think it's EVB? This is the only other site on the same IP as manipulation.com, and manipulation.com is registered clearly to EVB. The agency's creative work is consistent with this project too. [1] http://evb.com/work/ [2] http://elf.evb-archive.…

any idea who the client is? i searched for "evb google" but didn't come up with anything...

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by gurraman » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:53 AM UTC

A little video that gives you the feeling of this, without the personalization:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xBA0mpWuuo

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:56 AM UTC

mikeburrelljr wrote: post #14

Amazingly well done... Now, I'm going to cry myself to sleep.

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