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If I remember correctly, back in the day when the API still existed it would only give access to your friends public information

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Yes, sorry, I should have been more specific. But what 'exactly' do they know. Does CA know that each person liked EXAMPLE POST ID #12379 on DATE XX/XX/XXXX and that you also like BRAND1, BRAND2, and that you also posted STATUS UPDATE1 on DATE .... What exactly do they have?

Here's a screenshot of the old api docs.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/x6WQmxyX0JIL26d62

If I'm remembering correctly the API would return all of the things you mentioned if that info was shared to your friends

I don’t think it would let you see which posts a user liked only the pages they liked

If by public information you mean 'information a friend has shared with you', then yes.

I would not exactly call that public, though.

No, I think it was only the actually public stuff

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