You may have taken time out from playing “Mafia Wars,” “FarmVille” or answering that “Which Muppet Are You?” quiz to update your privacy settings on Facebook this week. However, when you were clicking on your choices for who could see your updates and personal data, did you happen to notice any mention of those third-party applications involving games, quizzes and other outside software linking up to the world’s largest social media network? How much access to your personal info do the developers of these apps have?

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