Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
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Re: Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
#2So what, we've all considered bad ideas.
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#4So close. We almost did it guys. One day without facebook spam.
Re: Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
#5So what, we've all considered bad ideas.
most of us don't have a track record of making and implementing decisions that
1. expose millions of people to russian propaganda and disinformation 2. expose very sensitive personal data of millions and millions of individuals to dubious actors in violation of company policy (cambridge analytica) 3. hire right wing dirty tricksters to smear opposition as being financed by the evil jew George Soros 4. drag our feet when internal security professionals identify (1)
and that's just off the top of my head. Facebook has a consistent pattern of egregious misbehavior. This article is just another brick in the wall indicating profoundly bad judgement. Only by the grace of god did they not implement such a policy of selling user data.
I'm not in love with the monopoly power of google (I use duck duck go) and they clearly do some dumb shit. like the government approved censorship engine (firefly) but it basically seems like brin and page and schmidt and sundar pinchai are not expressively malevolent and seem to be trying to act in a way that balances shareholder interests with the interests of users. Zuckerberg and Sandernberg still seem to be operating under the mantra of "they trust me; the dumb fucks".
honestly that quote should have been the end of facebook.
Re: Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
#6Isn't their ad product already effectively charging for access to the user data? In a slightly more obfuscated way, sure, but broadly the same?
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#7I'd actually be down with this, but only if facebook gave user's the ability to lock their own data down at fair market price. That way the user pays for a product, or decides to be the product. It's clean and cut & dry; and there wouldn't be any illusions of a "free" service.
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#8How is this different than any other company in any other industry? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_broker
This is credit agencies' entire business model and you can't even opt out/close your account
Re: Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
#9The real question is, did they decide not to because they realized it was unethical? Or because they felt it was too risky to public perception?
Re: Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data
#10Isn't their ad product already effectively charging for access to the user data? In a slightly more obfuscated way, sure, but broadly the same?
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