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Harry Lewis wrote an interesting piece in the Boston Globe last Saturday that puts the mud-slinging in the U.S. presidential race into perspective with how easy it is to find dirt using Facebook.

Facebook’s vast social network would be invaluable for checking reputations. The same data can help sell stuff - though earlier this year, Facebook found that telling members what their friends had bought was going too far even for the always-connected generation.