Mr. Moffat said he built the site to pressure Facebook to switch its account settings so that such updates are private by default and wouldn't be accessible to developers like himself.

WSJ: Facebook Grapples With Privacy Issues

Still, those trying to reform other highly indebted economies on the brink of default will find plenty to chew over in Mr Gilman's account of the toxic interaction between domestic politics and otherwise soundly conceived economic policies.

ECONOMIST: The Russian default

Brazil's case is that notwithstanding weaknesses such as large fiscal and current-account deficits, it is being unfairly punished because of Russia's debt default.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

That will let users link their Facebook account to their Netflix account and automatically share what they watch with others, although sharing will be limited to Netflix by default -- Facebook sharing needs to be enabled in the "Social Settings" on the Netflix website.

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