Facebook "open house"
Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
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Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#32The article brings up a very good point about FB getting access to a lot more user data on the phone outside of their app since they essentially are replacing the app launcher as well. Google gets access to all this data by owning the OS. FB in that sense made a brilliant play. It kind of corrupts google's data collection as well since all user interaction will be going through the FB Home app now. Also its kind of n…
You think Google will let that happen? They are enemies competing for the same market. What I think will happen is that Facebook will fork Android, offer facebook edition phones, and simply one up google. How come? Google is awfully bad at marketing, and Facebook is not.
I am not sure FB forking OS gives them the ROI. Its a waste of effort for them. FB does not have anything to offer outside of their social network. The Home project is all they have to offer. Nothing more.
Also the tech crowd do they marketing for Google. Goodwill and great services are their marketing tools and that seems to be working very well for them so far. Just look at this site and reddit to see how vehemently people support Google.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#33Facebook has a lot to offer and its design is showing to be top notch. I think based on numbers they are a 'mobile' company, but all this fluff and desire to sandbox them from the others just proves that they aren't competing, but just being thrifty.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#34I'm not sure why I would allow Facebook on to my phone in the first place, let alone to run the whole show. Their privacy record isn't exactly great and runs contrary to their business model. I don't trust their app (look at the email address change nonsense), let alone a bigger one, and the page renders just fine in a mobile browser. I also find the whole "ping me when a close friend does or says anything" aspect of…
If you don't trust them, you wouldn't install this app. So... whats the issue? Nobody will be harmed by this.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#35Some thoughts: 1) this article is based upon hypothetical notions about what Home "may" do, despite it being not even released yet 2) Google has collected user data for ages via Android for Google Now and few complained about privacy issues -- all data from its various accounts are aggregated into one centralized location to target ads more effectively for users. If you're really going to cry about privacy issues you…
> few complained about privacy issues Everyone complains about Google's privacy issues. I remember having a class discussion on it a couple of years ago.
A couple of years ago... and that Google Privacy discussion ended within days of starting.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#36It's concerning to me, because I'm worried about this social network creep over our phones. Of course, I'm not going to install this crap, but if Facebook Home proves successful for Facebook, will Google move in the same direction? (Yes.) We've already seen Google kill off Google Reader in hopes of driving more traffic to Google Plus. This is what prevents me from getting too invested in a mobile ecosystem like Andro…
will Google move in the same direction? They could already have if they wanted to- they own the code for the stock launcher, after all.
Right, but it's all about the incentives. If they did that now, there would be a big backlash against Google and Android. However, with Facebook leading the way, it could become a plausible scenario to see some similar behavior from Google.
Hopefully not, though. I hope this whole thing is a disaster for Facebook.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#37This is idiotic. For one, it's no secret which apps are popular. Facebook doesn't need a trojan horse to figure that out, they just need to look at App Annie. For another, any app with location services permissions can do exactly what he's describing. Also what does "Android allows Facebook to do whatever it wants on the platform, and that means accessing the hardware as well," mean? Unless you're rolling your own ve…
Exactly, I don't see this any more privacy invasive than Google Now.
It really boils down to how much you trust the company/app.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#38So previously your private information went to Google/Samsung or HTC or Motorola/Your carrier, now it will go to Facebook/Google/Samsung or HTC or Motorola/Your carrier?
Right. Between Google Now and other location services by Google (Latitude), Google knows when I'm home, work, traveling, etc.
Now Facebook will want to get into that information via their "Home" app/launcher.
Many services want location data. Context based location data is getting more popular.
Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#39Re: Facebook Home destroys any notion of privacy
#40I think the more obvious and immediate threat to privacy is that anyone can see the contents of your facebook stream right on the lock screen; and they can even interact with the contents without unlocking the phone.