FACEBOOK

According to the article, Understanding what Facebook apps really know,

Do Facebook apps sell you out?  Yes, it's a problem if developers are going behind Facebook's back and selling user data. 

Do third-party apps on Facebook really have access to loads of personal information?
Many of them do, if you give them permission. If you're concerned about who has access to your information, make a habit of thinking before you click.

The Wall Street Journal's investigation found that many app developers have been selling or transmitting those user IDs to outside companies which are data-collection or advertising firms with their own databases to which they can match up public Facebook profile data to bigger compendiums of personal information.

"Any time you go to any retail site on the Internet, any hospitality site, any restaurant site, any number of sites, and you put in your information--your name, your address, your e-mail address, where you live, those kinds of things...unless you opt out, then someone's likely to sell that information and then you're going to be subjected to all kinds of advertisements."

--Scott Vernick, attorney

How can I best be in control of what's getting shared with third-party applications?

You aren't using SuperPoke anymore, so why are you still permitting it to access your data? You can turn this off pretty easily through Facebook's new application dashboard.

·         Account drop down menu

·         Privacy Settings

·         Applications and Websites

You should check this application regularly.  I went in and I couldn’t believe all the applications I was giving access to.  It literally took me 10 minutes to delete all the unwanted ones.