This sounds like a generic "facebook application" feature to me. One could suggest BOINC as an alternative to PTP...
Maureen Vilar wrote: > On the Facebook Progress Thru Processors wall: > http://www.facebook.com/progressthruprocessors?v=wall&viewas=1014470106&ref=mf > # > Paul Tansey and David Hudson have asked why PTP needs to pull information > from their Facebook profile. You will need to click on View all comments to > see the replies. > > In both cases a person with the original and personal name 'Progress Thru > Processors' has provided an identical pro-forma response: > > >> *All Facebook applications you “allow”, are able to access certain >> information through Facebook’s API. You can control access to your personal >> information through your Facebook privacy settings. Progress Thru Processors >> is committed to respecting your privacy. Personal information provided to >> Progress Thru Processors will be used only for your participation in the >> projects you opt to support and the social and community features of >> Progress Thru Processors.* >> > > I am not sure how many of the PTP members whose first language is not > English will understand this convoluted response. > > At the moment the CPDN database is down so I cannot check the content of > recently created profiles. If when I check I find that PTP is by default > creating CPDN profiles containing information clearly never intended for > CPDN profiles I will not be pleased. > > Boinc has always been 'push' not 'pull'. In my view this is just as > important with respect to any aspect of personal information, including > usernames. No Boinc project should be using any item of personal information > that was originally given for a different purpose unless the user actively > permits its reuse. > > Mo > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
