So if I go to a website (like www.groupon.com) I get a section of the webpage which tells me the names of some of my Facebook friends who "liked" this site and offers a button that has the Facebook "f" and the label "connect".
What information is being shared with groupon.com? Is this sharing of information something I can disable in facebook?
In my Facebook Privacy Settings, "Enable instant personalization on partner websites." is unchecked which I thought prevented sites like Groupon from getting my Facebook information. What am I missing?
Best Answer
Summary
No information (pertaining to your Facebook content) is being shared from you to GroupOn. Information is being shared from your friends via a Facebook Plugin to you.
GroupOn is using an iFrame that contains a plugin from Facebook called FacePile. So, GroupOn does not have your information. As described later on in "What information is being shared with groupon.com?" and real estate. It is showing you and you alone what other friends are doing in relation to this site. These friends have connected to GroupOn's Facebook application via the Facebook Connect plugin.
This information was posted on Facebook's Blog earlier this year with some merges and summaries made to fit your case.
For the full run down visit Facebook Blog : Answers to Your Questions on Personalized Web Tools