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		lacker on Sept 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Start ups, please don't force me to log in with Fa... This is false - accessing the friends list only requires "basic" permissions.

kingnothing on Sept 28, 2010 [–]

The friends list can be accessed without asking for permissions via the graph API and an API key if your user id is known.

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