Google Search Results for Your Name Reveal Your Facebook Friends Even If Your Fa

[Broni]

Now this is new! If you have a Facebook account, searching for your name in Google will turn up not only a link to your Facebook page, but includes a list of your friends, as well! And that’s even if your privacy settings on Facebook are set to disallow public access, such as the “only My Networks and Friends can see my profile and personal info” settings.
Is this a deal between Facebook and Google? Did Google intentionally tweak their search algorithm to include the Facebook "friends" information? Does Facebook know? Did they help them do it?

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[Two-eyes]

Hi Broni.

The actual problem here is the fact that googling a name gives information (maybe too much information) about said person.  But if you un-check the last one ("Create a public search listing..."), this information isn't transmitted through search engines.  I like the other options because I can see who is asking to be my friend, or who I will be asking to be a friend.

The search in Facebook doesn't do any wrong.  It's there for a good reason.  If it weren't there, facebook's usefulness would end.

Two-Eyes