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rowan · 08-12-2010, 12:32 AM

No, this isn't the thing about the wrong password screen (which seems to have been fixed)

It did prompt me to have a closer look at the friend finder tool, which as well as email includes checking AOL, ICQ and MSN IM databases.

It seems to match people by email address, so if there is a match in both the IM and FB databases it will come back with their real name, profile pic, and a link to their profile.

I used the tool to check my ICQ contacts and although many of them have a real name listed on ICQ, there were plenty that were just an alias with no other data... now FB has linked them with a real name profile.

Just a heads up that if you use the same email for FB & ICQ (or other IMs) and you prefer not to have your real name or other details known - it's too late...

08-12-2010, 12:32 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Facebook privacy leak: this is why you use unique email for everything No, this isn't the thing about the wrong password screen (which seems to have been fixed) It did prompt me to have a closer look at the friend finder tool, which as well as email includes checking AOL, ICQ and MSN IM databases. It seems to match people by email address, so if there is a match in both the IM and FB databases it will come back with their real name, profile pic, and a link to their profile. I used the tool to check my ICQ contacts and although many of them have a real name listed on ICQ, there were plenty that were just an alias with no other data... now FB has linked them with a real name profile. Just a heads up that if you use the same email for FB & ICQ (or other IMs) and you prefer not to have your real name or other details known - it's too late...