Justin Hamilton points out a new Facebook app called FriendsCSV. It can extract virtually all personal information from your friends’ profiles and export to a csv file. Crucially, this can all be done without the agreement of your friends.
An effective method of data mining Facebook profiles has long been the holy grail for politicians. Now the data is so readily available there really is no excuse for any politician not to be on Facebook.
Social networks offer many potentially beneficial and less utilitarian uses for politicians, but the sad truth is the possibility of reams of fresh voter data is what will bring the remaining holdouts scampering to the trough with renewed enthusiasm.
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