Fake News!!
Well, the article is essentially accurate. Facebook's statement is misleading.
Truth is, most Facebook apps "steal" its (users') data, and so can you. Sign up for a developer account, fool around with the Graph API, and be amazed at all the user info you can collect. It's legit if you use the data according to the Terms of Service and "stealing" if you don't - and Facebook will never know the difference unless you brag too much.
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user-context
Biting the hand that feeds IT
