Apple’s forthcoming software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will make it a whole lot easier for Facebook members to post to the site. But does that put you (or your friends) in danger of oversharing?
During Apple’s keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Senior Vice President of iPhone Software Scott Forstall announced that the company’s mobile iOS 6 software — in beta now — will feature deep Facebook integration.
Here’s how it works: After upgrading an iOS device to the latest software, Facebook will appear as a setting inside iOS 6. Users who sign-in to Facebook via iOS will have access to the social network within many most-used apps including calendar and contacts.
If you opt to sync contacts, events and birthdays from Facebook, this information will populate on your mobile device. For example, your Facebook friends’ birthdays will show up in your iPhone calendar.
Other features include uploading your Facebook location information right from Apple’s new Maps app, and posting a game score from Game Center.
But since iOS users stay logged in to the Facebook, they might end up oversharing photos, updates and geo-location tags because it’s that much easier. The simple solution, of course, is to monitor what’s posted to Facebook and keep it under control.
source: mashable.com
