I guess voluntary exhibitionism and voyeurism isn’t enough for Facebook. Sweeping changes of the site’s privacy policies have been implemented “to allow select third-party Web sites the ability to access and store some users’ personal information” (CNN), “help create instantly social and personalized experiences on the Web” (Facebook Chief Propagandist Mark Zuckerberg), and “make a shit-ton more money for a bunch of nosy, soulless motherfuckers” (Verbicide Magazine).
CNN reports that they themselves, plus “IMDB.com and ESPN.com are among the first sites signing up to use the technology.”