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McDonald’s tricky Facebook campaign

A friend just visited a McDonald’s page on Facebook which subsequently spammed all of her Facebook friends without her knowledge, she says. The message sent to her friends said this:

Jill became a fan of Official FREE McDonald’s Day! Free Big Macs on us all day! on Facebook and suggested you become a fan too.

This is just another reminder of the “information leaks” present in Facebook and other social networking sites. Never post anything that you wouldn’t want to disclose to the world.