Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?

#1

Post by jespi88 » Sun, Jan 23, 2011, 5:43 PM UTC

I don't know how I fee about it. I've been a long time user of yelp, but using my Facebook information without prior permission seems off base to me. Thoughts?

Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?
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Re: Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?

#2

Post by stevejohnson » Sun, Jan 23, 2011, 6:51 PM UTC

I have the Disconnect extension for Chrome installed so I can't see what the submitter is trying to get me to see. Can someone fill me in?

I'll be an intern at Yelp this summer, so I'd like to know what I'm getting into if shady things are happening.

Re: Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?

#3

Post by nano81 » Sun, Jan 23, 2011, 7:02 PM UTC

stevejohnson wrote: post #2

I have the Disconnect extension for Chrome installed so I can't see what the submitter is trying to get me to see. Can someone fill me in? I'll be an intern at Yelp this summer, so I'd like to know what I'm getting into if shady things are happening.

I assume the poster is looking at instant personalization on Yelp (http://www.facebook.com/instantpersonalization/), which was introduced last April.

Re: Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?

#4

Post by benatkin » Sun, Jan 23, 2011, 7:06 PM UTC

It's called "Instant Personalization".

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/22/facebooks-instant-personalizati...

Old instructions on how to turn it off, back when it was simple:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/how-to-opt-ou...

But of course, facebook doesn't want you to turn it off so they made it a few clicks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Ei3HNeQkc

Re: Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission?

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Post by RockyMcNuts » Sun, Jan 23, 2011, 10:05 PM UTC

stevejohnson wrote: post #2

I have the Disconnect extension for Chrome installed so I can't see what the submitter is trying to get me to see. Can someone fill me in? I'll be an intern at Yelp this summer, so I'd like to know what I'm getting into if shady things are happening.

yes they are

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-...