Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission? (yelp.com) 6 points by jespi88 15y ago ↗ HN 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?
[–] stevejohnson 15y ago ↗ 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. [–] nano81 15y ago ↗ I assume the poster is looking at instant personalization on Yelp (http://www.facebook.com/instantpersonalization/), which was introduced last April. [–] RockyMcNuts 15y ago ↗ yes they arehttp://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-...
[–] nano81 15y ago ↗ I assume the poster is looking at instant personalization on Yelp (http://www.facebook.com/instantpersonalization/), which was introduced last April.
[–] RockyMcNuts 15y ago ↗ yes they arehttp://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-...
[–] benatkin 15y ago ↗ 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
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 19.7 ms ] threadI'll be an intern at Yelp this summer, so I'd like to know what I'm getting into if shady things are happening.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-...
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