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Does anyone know the general layout of how facebook's privacy permissions system works (database)? I've been trying to figure out how they manage to have such a complex set of rules be applied to various content on their site, yet it remains fast. How are they doing that?

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Lots of control flags?

Falmarri
And lots of fast memory. And not caring too, too much about accuracy ;)
msw
What's a control flag?
aharon