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How well do you really know all of your Facebook friends?
A free app is designed to uncover whether the people you’re connected to on the social media site are hiding a dangerous secret.
The Friend Verifier App scans your Facebook friends and friend requests to see if any of them are listed on the national sex offender registry.
Color-coded results pop up within seconds of using the app.
If a friend’s name matches that of someone on the national sex offender registry, it comes back in yellow. If both the names and locations match, the result is highlighted in orange. If a friend’s name, location and date of birth are the same as a sex offender’s, the name is highlighted in red.
By March 16, the app, which launched in March 2012, had scanned more than 2 million people.
There are plans to expand the service to Twitter this summer, according to First Coast News.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/facebook-app-reveals-friends-sex-offender-article-1.1787259
A free app is designed to uncover whether the people you’re connected to on the social media site are hiding a dangerous secret.
The Friend Verifier App scans your Facebook friends and friend requests to see if any of them are listed on the national sex offender registry.
Color-coded results pop up within seconds of using the app.
If a friend’s name matches that of someone on the national sex offender registry, it comes back in yellow. If both the names and locations match, the result is highlighted in orange. If a friend’s name, location and date of birth are the same as a sex offender’s, the name is highlighted in red.
By March 16, the app, which launched in March 2012, had scanned more than 2 million people.
There are plans to expand the service to Twitter this summer, according to First Coast News.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/facebook-app-reveals-friends-sex-offender-article-1.1787259
I personally have never agreed with Facebook's business model. I for one do not care if someone might have known in kindergarten, may have stumbled on my name, suddenly expressing an interest as to when I do anything nor do I wish to express my everyday activities. If they truly were my friend they would have kept in touch all along. Let alone getting my personal information getting into the hands of people I do not know! It's just a selling scan for advertising.
People don't really realize just what they are volunteering for information by participating!
This is just part of the hysteria and fear marketing. :( If they ever go into business related social media, I'll have to close that account as well, but that is a business tool to keep in contact with co-workers and clients.
I use FB because my Kung Fu school uses it. But I don't like it.
https://twitter.com/joepenora
gets sued for wrongful damage, this would be a good thing if he loses. Also, this may cause problems with LinkedIN or other professional sites where people are using the site in relation to work when that version of the application is released. There is a push to Ban the Box http://bantheboxcampaign.org. This could create legal issues in the future.