>> If that opt-in isn't enough, exactly how many levels do you want? Since you can't seem to count to 2, how about: 1. You let us share your data with others in return for free service 2. You don't let us share your…
>> Likewise, you can't simultaneously hold the opinion that users should have control over where their content is seen, and that it's OK to publish and comment on an internal post. This argument is illogical, because…
1. Bosworth's reaction:"for fear it will be misunderstood by a broader population that doesn’t have full context on who we are and how we work" 2. Wrote another: “How fucking terrible that some irresponsible jerk…
Before I went to read the article, I wondered if they would define first and second party here. And they do: Quote from the article: "In order to leverage the deep pool of data Facebook collects on users, the company…
It looks like just the dark UX patterns of Facebook can be used to write an entire book today. Not that the other companies are any better in this regard.
The sibling comments make it clear what the split could be. In fact, people who say #deletefacebook are both overreacting and overreaching, when a much easier solution is at hand. It should really be #splitfacebook -…
Up next: "How I wrote an article that explains how to do something, which actually doesn't do anything, and helps in absolutely no way other than make people feel better they did something rather than nothing"
To everyone who is saying "What's the big deal? Wasn't all of this obvious and well known?" - ask 10 people you know who the parent company of WhatsApp and Instagram is (and throw in an irrelevant app in there just to…
Ok, perhaps you are the best person to ask. 1. What was Mark Zuckerberg's response when people asked him if Facebook might be overstepping bounds in terms of data collection (shadow profiles)? 2. What did the company…
Someone I know closely worked at Facebook in its heyday, but it has been a while since he left. I asked him around 2014 (he had just left the company) "So what do you think about the way Facebook handles privacy…
Maybe we are agreeing, but we humans don't have sufficient cognitive resources to extrapolate every little action we take into the future and predict new things technology can enable. Our brains are always looking for…
If its not on Google, it doesn't exist. If it cannot be completely consumed inside Facebook you are probably antisocial. If your idea cannot be expressed inside a tweet, it is too complex for consideration. If you…
But at the same time if you relied on exactly one platform to build out your business, you are taking a huge risk. The issue you are facing is the platform version of "What if your key employee gets run over by a bus?".…
Ha ha.. this reminds me of a politician who once said "If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women, take their money and then vote against them you've got no business being up here." Brian Acton…
I have seen some pretty stupid replies in my time, but a reply espousing the idea that someone who doesn't get the actual analogy will have a pet list of "pretty stupid analogies" is going to take some beating.
>> For better or for worse Its definitely the latter. Not because there is something inherently bad about staying in touch. It is because you do so despite the knowledge that you are not doing it at zero cost to others…
Not the GP, but I too feel like if they actually fix it, then there is less chance of catching the other equally culpable actors who now seem to think they have gone above the law (AmaGooFaceSoft). Or worse, actually…
Because the others among the Facebook leadership are not going around writing and promoting books? Also, do you genuinely not find it disconcerting that Facebook leadership go to great lengths to avoid discussing the…
>> If that opt-in isn't enough, exactly how many levels do you want? Since you can't seem to count to 2, how about: 1. You let us share your data with others in return for free service 2. You don't let us share your…
>> Likewise, you can't simultaneously hold the opinion that users should have control over where their content is seen, and that it's OK to publish and comment on an internal post. This argument is illogical, because…
1. Bosworth's reaction:"for fear it will be misunderstood by a broader population that doesn’t have full context on who we are and how we work" 2. Wrote another: “How fucking terrible that some irresponsible jerk…
Before I went to read the article, I wondered if they would define first and second party here. And they do: Quote from the article: "In order to leverage the deep pool of data Facebook collects on users, the company…
It looks like just the dark UX patterns of Facebook can be used to write an entire book today. Not that the other companies are any better in this regard.
The sibling comments make it clear what the split could be. In fact, people who say #deletefacebook are both overreacting and overreaching, when a much easier solution is at hand. It should really be #splitfacebook -…
Up next: "How I wrote an article that explains how to do something, which actually doesn't do anything, and helps in absolutely no way other than make people feel better they did something rather than nothing"
To everyone who is saying "What's the big deal? Wasn't all of this obvious and well known?" - ask 10 people you know who the parent company of WhatsApp and Instagram is (and throw in an irrelevant app in there just to…
Ok, perhaps you are the best person to ask. 1. What was Mark Zuckerberg's response when people asked him if Facebook might be overstepping bounds in terms of data collection (shadow profiles)? 2. What did the company…
Someone I know closely worked at Facebook in its heyday, but it has been a while since he left. I asked him around 2014 (he had just left the company) "So what do you think about the way Facebook handles privacy…
Maybe we are agreeing, but we humans don't have sufficient cognitive resources to extrapolate every little action we take into the future and predict new things technology can enable. Our brains are always looking for…
If its not on Google, it doesn't exist. If it cannot be completely consumed inside Facebook you are probably antisocial. If your idea cannot be expressed inside a tweet, it is too complex for consideration. If you…
But at the same time if you relied on exactly one platform to build out your business, you are taking a huge risk. The issue you are facing is the platform version of "What if your key employee gets run over by a bus?".…
Ha ha.. this reminds me of a politician who once said "If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women, take their money and then vote against them you've got no business being up here." Brian Acton…
I have seen some pretty stupid replies in my time, but a reply espousing the idea that someone who doesn't get the actual analogy will have a pet list of "pretty stupid analogies" is going to take some beating.
>> For better or for worse Its definitely the latter. Not because there is something inherently bad about staying in touch. It is because you do so despite the knowledge that you are not doing it at zero cost to others…
Not the GP, but I too feel like if they actually fix it, then there is less chance of catching the other equally culpable actors who now seem to think they have gone above the law (AmaGooFaceSoft). Or worse, actually…
Because the others among the Facebook leadership are not going around writing and promoting books? Also, do you genuinely not find it disconcerting that Facebook leadership go to great lengths to avoid discussing the…