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Facebook pauses app reviews, disables new user authorizations

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Re: Facebook pauses app reviews, disables new user authorizations

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Post by humanfromearth »

Pausing app reviews is annoying for sure, but not allowing new users to authorize their app is really bad.

Meaning that new customers can't connect with facebook anymore to access their own data using OAuth! We don't need permissions about your friends, your photos, or whatever. Just accessing their own messages and posts (which is what our customers want to see in our app and pay for).

I know they are shell-shocked after #deletefacebook stuff, but this overreaction is ridiculous.

So glad it's not our only channel of communication through. Times like this you appreciate email - crazy huh?

Re: Facebook pauses app reviews, disables new user authorizations

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Post by olliepop »

humanfromearth wrote: post #2

Pausing app reviews is annoying for sure, but not allowing new users to authorize their app is really bad. Meaning that new customers can't connect with facebook anymore to access their own data using OAuth! We don't need permissions about your friends, your photos, or whatever. Just accessing their own messages and posts (which is what our customers want to see in our app and pay for). I know they are shell-shocked…

Drastic action and outcry from developers may be necessary to attain enough media coverage.

The spin from Zuckerberg as a result will be along the lines of "We're really glad you asked that question, and it's one that's really important to all of us. We are prioritising the safety and privacy of our users, and unfortunately that might upset some over-reaching applications."

Re: Facebook pauses app reviews, disables new user authorizations

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Post by humanfromearth »

ihuman wrote: post #3

Where does it say that facebook is disabling new user authorizations? I don't see it on the page OP linked.

It's not mentioned in the post specifically, but this is what you get when a new user tries to login with Facebook: https://imgur.com/a/iAf6r

Re: Facebook pauses app reviews, disables new user authorizations

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Post by Mc_Big_G »

Reading Facebook's PR as they try to fix "problems" that they previously leveraged to profit massively is like someone purposely tripping you and as you stand back up they spit in your face and say "Oh, sorry. I'll try not to do it again" in a condescending tone. [edited to remove things HN can't handle]
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