The FTC released its investigative file on Facebook deceiving developers’ issue, according to
The Telegraph, which stems from 2009. US Federal Trade Commission revealed that
Facebook didn’t review the applications before they award the verified badge to
apps developers.
Facebook was paid up to $95,000 by developers
whose applications were entered into its verified apps scheme. Developers paid
the social networking giant for $375 or $175 for a student or non-profit organization
just to get the approval. Once the apps get the verified badge, it tops in its
search results and a higher ranking on the apps directory. Facebook said that
the apps will be subjected for a detailed review process however FTC named the
program to be deceptive.
“Contrary to the
statements set forth in paragraph 46, before it awarded the Verified Apps
Badge, Facebook took no steps to verify either the security of a verified
applications website or the security the application provided for the user
information it collected, beyond such steps as it may have taken regarding any
other Platform Application,” the FTC said.
The said
security issue could also have affected the users. So before you hit on that
“accept” button for Facebook apps, think twice. Facebook accepted a settlement
with FTC to 20 years of privacy audits by an independent agency.
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