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Klout: "To opt out of Klout, please verify the you are the owner ... Note that we request only the bare minimum information provided by Twitter or Facebook for authentication."

Facebook: "Klout Opt-Out would like to access your public profile and friend list."

I've never done Facebook OAuth. This isn't really the bare minimum is it?

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It is. From https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/login/public-...: "When a user logs into your app and you request no additional permissions, the app will have access to only the user's public profile and friend list."

Yes. Also, they're not legally allowed to store or make a copy of your friend list.

It is not.

You're incorrect. It's a very frustrating part of Facebook's authentication process - it's not possible for a developer to say "I really don't care about their friends list, don't give me it".

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/login/public-...

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