A new security flaw in the Facebook fan pages was recently discovered. The hole allows Facebook users to see the fan pages of other users, even those who are not on their friends list. Cnet News recently reported this flaw and demonstrated it by viewing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s page and seeing he is a fan of Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama, Green Day, nirvana, Central Park, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Apple Students.

This news comes only days after a security flaw was reported to allow users of the mobile version of Facebook to view photos of users who were not on their friends list.

The bottom line is, be as social as you want to be, but if there is any piece of content you might not want even one person to see, don’t post it. Relying on a social network’s own platform security and rules is not a smart idea. These are just two examples of a much larger problem, privacy and security are often at the back of a programmers mind.

Its lets build it, then secure it…