I know there was a reason why the app farmville was invented and whoever designed it is a true genius.
I sadly was hooked for a short period of time but I weaned myself off of it after realizing how ridiculous the application is, a true time waster sucking time from your life as you click plot by plot "farming"
Those smartypants at Zunga games really know their stuff.
Here's a snippet of the article on Kotaku
Dozens of Facebook applications, including Zynga's wildly popular casual games FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FrontierVille, transmit user data in violation of the social network's privacy settings, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
Full article here
http://kotaku.com/5667215/report-farmville-breaks-facebook-privacy-rules-sends-personal-info-to-ad-firmsAnd this is why I do not have ANY application attached to my fb profile.
*puts on foil helmet and sits in a corner*