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From the article it seems like the app is scraping. Why? The Facebook Graph API should be able return all this data. That Facebook prevent scraping, which is mo
by sleepyhead 15y ago
From the article it seems like the app is scraping. Why? The Facebook Graph API should be able return all this data. That Facebook prevent scraping, which is most likely conducted by some scamming services, is a good thing IMHO considering most (all?) of the data is available through their API. If this is the case the title should be "Facebook prevents scraping" as Facebook still allows export of data through the API. The Facebook Graph API usage is managed by the specified permissions for the app and thus you can control it to a greater extend compared to a browser extension which could do whatever it wants to the pages you visit and your authenticated session.
- someone13 15y agoFrom what I understand, the "official" API doesn't include friends' emails.
- sleepyhead 15y agoYou are right. It only returns name and id. You can only get the email address of the authorized user. I still understand why Facebook would prevent scraping though. And also I see many exploits of allowing access to your friends email addresses.