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Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by malka »

rplnt wrote: post #14

Android is in desperate need of allowing users to change permission for app. It's ridiculous that the application decides what it has access to (and android it is not making it easier with a bad permission granularity). And I believe this functionality was in some pre-release 5.0 versions. They removed it because apps would just crash if permissions were removed. However, there are apps that solve this (for rooted ph…

Which is why I use almost 0 application on my telephone. I prefer to use website which do not have creepy permissions to spy on me.

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by sp4ke »

bhouston wrote: post #12
Kiro wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As long as it's opt-in I don't find it that creepy to be honest.

Facebook has a history of starting with opt-in and then making it opt-out and then over time making it harder to opt-out. It is a well established pattern.

It's like the quick login feature on mobile, I enabled it once to try it, I can't manage to turn it off since then. It means when ever Facebook App is installed it will always automatically login ... So I end up installing it just when I need it.

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by afro88 »

rayalez wrote: post #15
kehrlann wrote: post #3

Is it just me or is it _beyond_ creepy ? Location, sound ... soon they will be collecting biometric data as well, "just to get room temperature, promise".

Look, I know that nowdays it's popular to pay attention to security and privacy, and I understand that it's important. But can we for once not immediately assume ill intentions? I mean come on, do you seriously believe that programmers at facebook are rubbing their hands and laughing at how smart they are, figuring out how to turn on your mike for 15 seconds? Is that really what you believe is going on? Or is it just…

It's unhealthy to choose to not be skeptical because you're annoyed that it's becoming popular to care about security and privacy.

It's a good thing that people care about privacy and security. It's a good thing that people question new free features and the motivation behind them.

Facebook exists to gather data about you so it can target advertising at you better than the rest and get paid more by advertisers using it's platform. Facebook will use this feature in any way it can to gather more data about you, and that's creepy and literally surveillance even if only for the time you're writing a status update.

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by mootothemax »

This seems to be kicking up a fuss over nothing, and any controversy disappears once you read how to use the feature in question:

Using your microphone and music apps lets you share the TV and music you’re currently playing to your posts.

To identify and share what you're listening to or watching:

1. Tap Status on your News Feed or tap Write Post on your Timeline.

2. Wait for us to identify what you're listening to or watching. You'll know if we're searching for audio matches if you see [an animated icon] moving.

3. Once a match is found, tap [an icon] to select the thing you'd like to share and then fill in your status update.

4. Tap Post.

https://www.facebook.com/help/android-app/710615012295337

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by bhouston »

mrweasel wrote: post #39
Kiro wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As long as it's opt-in I don't find it that creepy to be honest.

I just fear that it will quickly become something that users just click "Okay" on automatically. A little like "Share your location". The minute something doesn't work as expected because the user didn't share a bit of information people will start just clicking on the "Ok" button.

What is the name of this dark pattern? It is very well executed by Google in Android these days.

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by voltagex_ »

sp4ke wrote: post #42
bhouston wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Facebook has a history of starting with opt-in and then making it opt-out and then over time making it harder to opt-out. It is a well established pattern.

It's like the quick login feature on mobile, I enabled it once to try it, I can't manage to turn it off since then. It means when ever Facebook App is installed it will always automatically login ... So I end up installing it just when I need it.

The app ends up screwing up on my phone. https://touch.facebook.com/ works pretty well - with Chrome on Android it can even send me notifications.

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by venomsnake »

rrrhys wrote: post #43
venomsnake wrote: post #22

Phone - meet soldering gun. I am becoming more serious about installing physical breaker behind the mic and camera on whatever device I get my hands on.

That wouldn't be a very useful phone anymore.

It will be - I just connect a slider when I want it turned on

Re: Facebook is able to identify music and TV when writing status update

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Post by 4684499 »

Kiro wrote: post #4
kehrlann wrote: post #3

Is it just me or is it _beyond_ creepy ? Location, sound ... soon they will be collecting biometric data as well, "just to get room temperature, promise".

As long as it's opt-in I don't find it that creepy to be honest.

Well, if your friend is with you and he/she enabled this "feature"...
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