Facebook Lied About App Security Program

by Christian A. Entrepreneur

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 programto 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.