All you need to do is either install the browser plug-in or find Privacyscore on Facebook, which allows users to type in the name of any Facebook app or game and see its privacy rating. Unfortunately, the service doesn't provide much more than a score and some reasoning behind the score, but in some cases that could be all that's needed to make a change.

PaidContent points out that a low Privacyscore rating could shame certain Facebook game developers into making changes to their game, like putting a stop to pawning your account information to advertisers and marketers. Are you still going to play Fruit Ninja Frenzy or Mindjolt Games regardless of their low privacy rating?

PaidContent's Jef John Roberts: "This education may help consumers and politicians move beyond privacy hysteria and accept a basic fact: personal information is a commodity used to pay for access to free online services like Facebook."