The company says KLiK is approximately 90 percent accurate.

However, Klik presently came to them, laughing at their discomfiture, and led them back to their bedchambers.

A new iPhone app called KLiK performs real-time facial recognition to automatically identify and tag friends in photos.

Then the Nome King whispered a moment in the ear of Klik, who nodded and left the room.

A prominent researcher found that the app allowed anyone to hijack any KLIK user's Facebook and Twitter accounts.

The Nome King sent Klik for another crown and ordered his workmen to repair the one that was damaged.

He left the room, accompanied by Klik, who had now rejoined his master, and by Rinkitink riding upon Bilbil.

Independent researcher Ashkan Soltani said the app granted access to KLIK users' private authentication tokens for users' Facebook and Twitter accounts.

"They pinged us 100 kliks out and got the codes."

Klik seemed much perplexed at these continued escapes and certainly Kaliko was surprised when Rinkitink, safe and sound, entered the royal cavern.

Then Klik pressed a secret spring and a section of the wall opened and disclosed the corridor where Prince Inga stood facing them.

But what was not widely known was that Face.com's mobile app, KLIK, which allows real-time face-tagging of Facebook pictures, recently suffered a giant vulnerability.

So Rinkitink, having first made sure that the Pink Pearl was still in his vest pocket, willingly followed Klik, who ran on some distance ahead.

"I shall lock your door," said Klik, "so there is no need of your wearing those heavy chains any longer."

"Go, Klik," commanded the Nome King, and Klik ran away in great haste, for he was almost as much frightened as his master.