| New patent (22 Sept)
Not stalking, just better biz logging |
tangor
msg:4370930 | 7:13 am on Oct 5, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Facebook has rebuffed claims that a patent it was recently granted describes the ability to track logged-out users.
A company spokeswoman told The Register that the “Communicating Information in a Social Network System about Activities from Another Domain” patent, which was granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on 22 September, was about "creating a social experience".
She said it wasn't intended to track users as claimed by various bloggers over the weekend, adding: "That is my understanding, anyway."
Facebook pointed at section 0099 in the patent document, in an effort to assure us that it wasn't tracking anyone not logged into the network. |
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[theregister.co.uk...]
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