“Facebook allowed the device companies access to the data of users’ friends without their explicit consent, even after declaring that it would no longer share such information with outsiders. Some device makers could retrieve personal information even from users’ friends who believed they had barred any sharing.” NYT: Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep
Access to Data on Users and Friends. (I guess now we know why Facebook killed trending topics. Bad news about them is what’s trending…)

+ The Guardian: Teens are abandoning Facebook in dramatic numbers.