Probably a standard REST API that uses JSON format.
Yep. Nobody reinvents the wheel anymore, use the publicly available tools. Increases stability, lowers training time for new hires. Just firewall that crap. Of course part of their problem is they sell access to the data, which automatically creates configuration problems. You want the people paying you to be able to access the data, and once you let in legit people you now have a security hole.
Probably a standard REST API that uses JSON format.
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The numb nut Senators were baffled by discussion of browser cookies and whether or not Facebook could still “see” your data if you were logged out (*sheesh*). If anybody started talking APIs or JSON, I’d bet the first question from one of the august senators would be “For the record, what’s Jason’s last name?”