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My favourite bit: "As we build our infrastructure around the world, we've chosen not to build data centers in countries that have a track record of violating human rights like privacy or freedom of expression." Facebook is literally built on violating user privacy.
Where are those data centers? Switzerland?
Let's say Facebook actually pulls this off. They deliver a privacy-focused social media platform. It's used by billions of people, daily. How do they make money off it? If everything is encrypted, they cannot have targeted ads. They can't read the data to push ads for different demographics. Personally, I think a (more) private social network is a great idea. But I don't see how Facebook's financial incentives align…
I think it'll be: free Facebook is old Facebook (we will own your data) .. profit-Facebook is new Facebook (pay us to keep your secrets) ...
I believe the main problem is the lack of GOOD SOFTWARE alternatives to facebook and google. How would you collaborate on a document without google docs? Or share videos without YouTube or Facebook? We have all the hardware we need but not the software. And I mean this in a big way: we don’t even have consumer software for local area networks anymore!
Watch this and let me know what you think:
The man needs to hire a copy editor. My girlfriend would have that down to 70% of its current length on the first pass.
This was my thought too, it sounds like something written for Wikipedia Simple English.
Didn't Facebook Messanger use XMPP back when the service was new? It sounds like they're going to a closed version.
My favourite bit: "As we build our infrastructure around the world, we've chosen not to build data centers in countries that have a track record of violating human rights like privacy or freedom of expression." Facebook is literally built on violating user privacy.
So not in America. Or Britain. Or Germany. Where are those data centers? Switzerland?
Switzerland: “We don’t violate human rights, but we’re the bankers for those that do.”
Let's say Facebook actually pulls this off. They deliver a privacy-focused social media platform. It's used by billions of people, daily. How do they make money off it? If everything is encrypted, they cannot have targeted ads. They can't read the data to push ads for different demographics. Personally, I think a (more) private social network is a great idea. But I don't see how Facebook's financial incentives align…
Do you think this privacy-oriented platform will be free? I think it'll be: free Facebook is old Facebook (we will own your data) .. profit-Facebook is new Facebook (pay us to keep your secrets) ...
People that don't "care" -in the sense HN does- about privacy will stay in the free tier. Why should they pay now?
People that do care have either stopped using the platform or will be not be trusting FB enough to bother.
Let's say Facebook actually pulls this off. They deliver a privacy-focused social media platform. It's used by billions of people, daily. How do they make money off it? If everything is encrypted, they cannot have targeted ads. They can't read the data to push ads for different demographics. Personally, I think a (more) private social network is a great idea. But I don't see how Facebook's financial incentives align…
I missed the section on: Advertising Profiles People expect that if they don't have a Facebook account we aren't mining their friends' address books to build profiles of them that can't be erased because they aren't our customers. We are sorry that we did that and after deleting them earlier this morning we will no longer operate that way... (not a quote, just what I'd like to have seen)