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A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

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Re: A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

#11
Yeah, right. The US Congress is currently considering a Federal privacy law which will severely impact Facebook's business model.[1] Facebook is pushing for a Federal privacy law which will preempt California's new law, which turns on in 2020.

[1] https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/02/28/congress-...

Re: A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

#17
Translation: "We're finally getting a bit worried about all this talk about social media regulation. Still, we're going to do our best to implement the smallest possible privacy changes to minimize the impact on our revenues, while still looking like "we're doing something" about the privacy scandals."

Re: A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

#18
post #2

I just don't believe that he actually means any of this. Facebook's actions over the years do not indicate that Mark Zuckerberg cares about the privacy of his users.

I'd go so far as to say that there is no point in even bothering to read the article because of this.

I see downvotes, but I have to agree.

I skim-read this, partly because it’s ludicrously long, but mostly because my feeling about Facebook at this point — more than a feeling, my entire mental map of the company — tells me that this is just a big pile of horse shit.

Put another way: this memo could have said pretty much anything, but as long as it purports to be about Facebook doing “a privacy thing”, I’m just going to ignore it.

Why would I believe them?

Re: A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

#19
Comments (on the letter) like these are why FB still exists:

> Data protection is a huge concern for us all, and appreciate Facebook are working to making this platform the best it can be, with our safety in mind.

> Thanks Mark & the FB team.

I mean, seriously? That is some strong Kool-Aide that person has drunk.

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