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Could you set it up so we can input our own Facebook ID instead of having to grant your app access?

I personally have the entire app platform disabled on my account, and do not intend to turn it back on.

On that note, why does the Facebook connection ask to access data at anytime and to post on my wall? It seems like all you'd be interested in would be my id and friends ids, which are both public once you have my id.

Thanks for the feedback. The only reason it's used, so we can refresh your connections and thus your score if someone else comes back to your page. Maybe not a critical feature...

I hear you. Would be tough to maintain "objective" results that way, but can put it in the list of possibile features to add. Note that we don't ask for a lot of permissions at all, the minimum necessary to get your ID. We also let you disconnect with one click in your account section. We absolutely hate shady app access and did everything possible to tread lightly, only purpose was to show you the data and make something fun.

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