Facebook users' personal data compromised through apps

Some of Facebook users' favorite applications have been transmitting their personal identifying information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies.

A Wall Street Journal report says ten top Facebook applications transmitted personal information of users despite their privacy settings sometimes even sharing their friends' names.

There is no information detailing how long the security breach went on, but  a Facebook spokesperson told the WSJ the social media site disabled the applications and would introduce new security technology to prevent similar issues.

"Critter Island" developer Lolapps, and Zynga's "Farmville,” "FrontierVille," "Texas Hold 'Em" were on the list of offenders.