Mischief Managed: The Facebook Privacy Nightmare Caused By One Chrome Extension

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. That about sums things up. For a short while, a Chrome extension called the Marauder’s Map was letting Facebook users track their friends’ exact locations. Here’s what you need to know about this Facebook privacy breach. The Marauder’s Map The name comes from Harry Potter, where the Marauder’s Map shows the exact locations of everyone in Hogwarts. In reality, this extension was not far removed from this, in that you could see all of your friends pinpointed on a map, tracked in real time. Scary stuff. It has been noted...

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Mischief Managed: The Facebook Privacy Nightmare Caused By One Chrome Extension