http://www.businessinsider.com/people-at-obamas-tech-dinner-2011-2
WSDL is old as is SOAP. They’re likely using some native web API.
"How did anyone gain access subscriber's data without an API and WSDL?"
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Nobody can access Facebook data without these two. Why isn't anyone asking Zuckerberg about this?
Zuckerboy didn’t become a multi billionare by giving things away. He sold access to your data.
All standard databases have APIs, without them they can’t work. If FBs data wasn’t properly firewalled all you need is the address to hit, and a good guess as to what tools they use. Last I heard they were running MySQL, you can get that API anywhere.
He’s “Data” from Star Trek.
"Did FakeBook write, install and enable the API to mine people's data?"
They had to. The REAL question is:
"Mr Zuckerbuck, WHO did you provide the API to, and how much did they pay you?"
Obama, Cambridge Analytica, the Clinton Clan, and any other Democrats that could afford it.
I’ve put social login on a couple of websites. You go to developers.facebook.com(register as developer first), create an app, get an app ID and some codes/keys and the app is automatically approved to pull the basic info from the end user that logs in with their fb. Email, name, and profile. You can have other permissions approved like all their friends profiles, email and more, way to much really, but the app would have to be reviewed then. All those extra permissions, people can opt out of on the fb login popup but how many people do?
A facebook app can be anything from that simple fb login all the way to a full blown facebook game.
Tell your wife she is correct.
I have been coding for 40+ years now.
Pattern recognition is my specialty.
FB is a CIA asset IMO.
http://www.businessinsider.com/people-at-obamas-tech-dinner-2011-2
You could create a browser plug-in to overlay functionality on top of FB.
Havoc would ensue when their attempts at censorship failed when using the plug-in and they were exposed.
Keep in mind that Zuckerberg stole the process when he was in College and eventually settled out of court to three folks who started it.
WSDL is irrelevant, that’s really only needed for overly enthusiastic dot net web server developers who want the internet to conform to them, instead of facing the reality its the other way around. FB API has always been leaky, I recall being able to peruse private data the same day the graph api came out, for example. Login with Facebook had several back doors as another example. The industry is built on a platform of popsicle sticks and razor blades...don’t panic.
I suspect Facebook provided the API and security credentials to whomever paid the secret fees.
Wine is fine but liquor is quicker.
....because Zuck paid off all of the folks asking questions...
...because the folks asking questions NEED facebook data to get re-elected....
Welcome to the swamp