So, this article on Boing Boing talks about how Facebook's new Connect project allows third party websites to hijack your data and use it to sell you shit you don't need without yr permission or the ability to opt out of it. Sites like Gawker, CNN, and NPR have been adding applications to yr profile if you visit their website while also logged into Facebook (even if you don't have the site open). If you go to "Account -> Application Settings" on Facebook, you can see these applications and remove them. That said, there's also a solution that works (for now) to stop this behavior.

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