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Facebook's privacy issues are like a centipede with countless shoes dropping. There seems to be no end to them. Recently, the Wall Street Journal reporters revealed that Facebook apps have been inadvertently sharing user identities with advertisers. Companies like Rapleaf use Facebook data to create detailed personal profiles, including names, locations, politics, and religious beliefs. This morning, we found out that not only were Facebook apps inadvertently sharing user identities (UIDs), but some were also doing it deliberately, for money. App makers were selling user information to data brokers. This is like Charlie Sheen sharing his secrets with Perez Hilton—it won't stay private for long. Facebook's blogger Mike Vernal disclosed the news. Vernal's blogging style is rather dry and dense, which might be why he got the job. It took him six paragraphs to explain the situation: "As we examined the circumstances of inadvertent UID transfers, we discovered some inst...