Facebook's seized files published by MPs
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Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#2Here is a direct link to the files themselves:
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/cultu...
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#3Good for them, thank you!
The sooner facebook is controlled and broken up into pieces, the better. They are a massive net negative on civilization.
Do you work at Facebook? Shame on you.
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#4Here is a direct link to the files themselves: https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/cultu...
Really interesting stuff in there.
> Facebook email 24 January 2013
> Justin Osofsky – ‘Twitter launched Vine today which lets you shoot multiple short video segments to make one single, 6-second video. As part of their NUX, you can find friends via FB. Unless anyone raises objections, we will shut down their friends API access today. We’ve prepared reactive PR, and I will let Jana know our decision.
> MZ – ‘Yup, go for it.’
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#5The documents[0] contain market research done by Onavo[1]. This data may have been bought from them, and if so it was probably bought under a non-disclose agreement, as is typical for those arrangements (the reasoning being that Onavo can't sell the data more than once if it is released publicly). This could pose a problem for Facebook if Onavo decides that another release like this is likely to happen again. I'd be interested if anyone can weigh in on what the think the liability situation will be here.
[0]https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/cultu...
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#6The documents[0] contain market research done by Onavo[1]. This data may have been bought from them, and if so it was probably bought under a non-disclose agreement, as is typical for those arrangements (the reasoning being that Onavo can't sell the data more than once if it is released publicly). This could pose a problem for Facebook if Onavo decides that another release like this is likely to happen again. I'd be…
> This could pose a problem for Facebook if Onavo decides that another release like this is likely to happen again.
Facebook owns Onavo.
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#7> Facebook used data provided by the Israeli analytics firm Onavo to determine which other mobile apps were being downloaded and used by the public. It then used this knowledge to decide which apps to acquire or otherwise treat as a threat
> there was evidence that Facebook's refusal to share data with some apps caused them to fail
Stuff like this should trigger the EU Commissioner for Competition to withdraw the authorization that “allowed” FB to acquire Whatsapp and should force a split between the two entities. A fine (no matter how big) will be seen by FB and its investors just as “cost of doing business”. Facebook in its current form needs to be split up back again.
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#8Good for them, thank you! The sooner facebook is controlled and broken up into pieces, the better. They are a massive net negative on civilization. Do you work at Facebook? Shame on you.
Get ready for down votes and/or moderator action. Lots of people here believe that technology is inherently good, and in so doing offshore their ethical considerations. They want their money and don't want to think too hard about the impact of their work.
Interrupting the circle jerk is a big no-no.
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#9The documents[0] contain market research done by Onavo[1]. This data may have been bought from them, and if so it was probably bought under a non-disclose agreement, as is typical for those arrangements (the reasoning being that Onavo can't sell the data more than once if it is released publicly). This could pose a problem for Facebook if Onavo decides that another release like this is likely to happen again. I'd be…
> This could pose a problem for Facebook if Onavo decides that another release like this is likely to happen again. Facebook owns Onavo.
Oops. Well then I guess the liability situation will be very simple. ;)
Re: Facebook's seized files published by MPs
#10Good for them, thank you! The sooner facebook is controlled and broken up into pieces, the better. They are a massive net negative on civilization. Do you work at Facebook? Shame on you.
> Do you work at Facebook? Shame on you.
Everyone needs to work somewhere, you know, and not everyone has much of a choice about where.
No shame in putting food on the table for your family.