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div0 said:
This scam isn't anything to do with facebook privacy.

The scam is standard redirect, that can be applied to any web page. Basically it is nothing more than you think you're clicking to watch the video, but you are actually clicking the 'like' button.

There is no video, hence why the OP has never watched it. But he has tried to watch it. And in doing so, he clicked the 'like' button, he just didn't know it!
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Correct, there is no video, but that doesn't stop the fact that as stated in the opening post, someone's been accused of watching something that they haven't watched, regardless of whether this content exists or not.

You're also ignoring the underlying issue with the way that Facebook is setting itself up, with regard to the fact that with it's new plugin technologies, it's attempting to track the browsing activity of every facebook member regardless of what websites they're viewing.

Remember the "scare" a while back when Facebook were logging and tracking the browsing habits of any member who viewed a page that had had a "like" button placed there by the website? Now they have the ability to have your browser put a "Like" button on every website, allowing them to literally view your every internet move.
 
Aod said:
Correct, there is no video, but that doesn't stop the fact that as stated in the opening post, someone's been accused of watching something that they haven't watched, regardless of whether this content exists or not.

You're also ignoring the underlying issue with the way that Facebook is setting itself up, with regard to the fact that with it's new plugin technologies, it's attempting to track the browsing activity of every facebook member regardless of what websites they're viewing.

Remember the "scare" a while back when Facebook were logging and tracking the browsing habits of any member who viewed a page that had had a "like" button placed there by the website? Now they have the ability to have your browser put a "Like" button on every website, allowing them to literally view your every internet move.
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This isn't a facebook problem. It's a problem with people clicking links and being redirected to a malicious site. It can happen on any website.

If you don't like Facebook, don't use it - but you'll still fall victim to similar scams if you click on links that redirect to a malicious site. Lets face it, having your Facebook profile show a 'fake' like, is hardly the worst thing in the world, when you consider what else this same mechanism could be used for. People need to take responsibility for their own actions.
 
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estebanrey said:
Isn't the complaint that auto-likes are the very opposite of people take responsibility for their own actions (or rather opinions).
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It is NOT an 'auto-like'.

It is a redirect to a malicious site, which then 'tricks' the user into clicking the 'like' button unwittingly.

Read the links provided.
 
Stupid people clicking stupid links. No wonder the Nigerians still make millions from idiots over email.
 
Morba said:
Stupid people clicking stupid links. No wonder the Nigerians still make millions from idiots over email.
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I didn't click the link, hence my concern. There are others in this thread who also have experience of the same thing.

Thanks for your input though :)
 
div0 said:
It is NOT an 'auto-like'.

It is a redirect to a malicious site, which then 'tricks' the user into clicking the 'like' button unwittingly.

Read the links provided.
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It's liking something you haven't specifically said you like. It even does it when you comment on something, so if I go on the BNP page and slate them I'm at danger of 'liking' the BNP. I'd describe that as 'auto-liking'.

By your logic, con artistry should be legal as people should take responsibility for their own actions eh?
 
estebanrey said:
It's liking something you haven't specifically said you like. It even does it when you comment on something, so if I go on the BNP page and slate them I'm at danger of 'liking' the BNP. I'd describe that as 'auto-liking'
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You have specifically said you liked it. You were just tricked into doing it by a malicious link. It's not face book's fault.

What you describe about visiting the BNP site and auto-liking is entirely different. Although I can't say I've actually ever seen that happen.

The OPs example is different though, it is NOT Facebook auto-liking without his consent . He did click the like button, he was just tricked into it by an external site.
 
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