Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

Suspect its breaching some term of the app store or at least in a grey area. So it's a pre-emptive move to avoid the Apple has removed Faecbook app news headline.

Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by mattkevan » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 9:12 AM UTC

So. Onavo was taken down and repackaged as Facebook Research. And now that has been taken down too.

Wonder what it will reappear as next?

Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 9:44 AM UTC

mattkevan wrote: post #5

So. Onavo was taken down and repackaged as Facebook Research. And now that has been taken down too. Wonder what it will reappear as next?

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Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by SirHound » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 10:15 AM UTC

"Sorry we got caught"

Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by martin_bech » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 10:16 AM UTC

SirHound wrote: post #7

"Sorry we got caught"

“... again”

Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by beezischillin » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 10:18 AM UTC

Irishsteve wrote: post #4

denzil_correa wrote: post #3

> It will apparently continue to be available for Android users. That's another interesting move.

Suspect its breaching some term of the app store or at least in a grey area. So it's a pre-emptive move to avoid the Apple has removed Faecbook app news headline.

On Android, they can just distribute the apk

Re: Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS

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Post by paride5745 » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 10:36 AM UTC

mattkevan wrote: post #5

So. Onavo was taken down and repackaged as Facebook Research. And now that has been taken down too. Wonder what it will reappear as next?

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