I’ve been helping an artist friend of mine get her art uploaded to internet sites marketing.
She asked me what it means when she is invited to create and account for a website using her Facebook login.
I have run into this also, and have been meaning to look into it. (When in doubt, I don’t do it.)
Here is the info I found on logging in using our Facebook login. I’m glad I finally looked into it.
I appears that in some cases, an app company is just trying to streamline the account set up process for us so we don’t have to fill out another form and they don’t have to create a form to fill out.
In other cases, the company may be harvesting information about you and posting commercials to your wall.
The bottom line is that you need to take the time to read the agreements and choose carefully.
Below are two articles that explain the options.
http://www.sctimes.com/interactive/article/99999999/CUST/120213001/Why-Sign-Facebook?nclick_check=1
http://thepcspy.com/read/never-login-with-facebook/
I clicked on the Facebook’s Application Settings screen link in the second article to check my settings.
Here is how it looks. They are all sites that I trust.
App Settings
You have authorized these apps to interact with your Facebook account:
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Yelp
August 23Edit
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TripAdvisor
August 23Edit
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Meetup
August 22Edit
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bitly
August 9Edit
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MyCalendar – Birthdays
April 26Edit
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Bing
More than 6 months agoEdit
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Pandora
July 29Edit
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Blue Mountain eCards
July 12Edit
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WordPress.com
June 1Edit
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AWeber Email Marketing
July 8Edit
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Facebook Platform Opt In
More than 6 months agoI probably will not be using my facebook login to create new accounts in the future, but if I do, I will read the fine print first.I always appreciate your questions. I love doing research and keeping “up to speed.”
The Desert Computer Tutor 
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