
A Posthomerican writes
"Facebook’s new Trojan Horse.
That analogy isn’t perfect: the horse of Troy was disguised [...]"
Er, the Trojan Horse was not disguised - it was a great big wooden horse. The analogy is correct, make 'em think it's a free gift and wreak havoc when it's been put in place. Check out the original business requirements from Odysseus, as captured by our old chum Quintus Smyrnaeus:
http://omacl.org/Troy/book12.html