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I think it's fair to assume that going from a 19-year-old college kid to the CEO of a giant corporation involves maturing quite a bit.

lucideer 10y ago
I'm not sure what you're basing this assumption on?
Zelphyr 10y ago
For most people, the thirteen years from age 19 to 32 involves a great deal of maturity and in many respects I imagine the same applies to him. But if he started out as somewhat unscrupulous, what evidence do we have that the pressures of having to appease investors is going to change that in a positive way when it comes to people's private information? Especially considering the kind of revenue that data can generate.
- res0nat0r 10y ago
  Any evidence of FB going directly against their privacy rules other than silly quotes from a decade or more ago?
  - justabystander 10y ago
    > Any evidence of FB going directly against their privacy rules Whether or not they go against their own rules is a moot point, given their history of changing those rules and systems with little to no notice or documentation. They've modified privacy multiple times and changed defaults so as to trick users into sharing more than intended. There was an article not long ago about privacy implications of sharing links in the messenger, as they store links in such a way as to track the history of unrelated people who also shared the link. Not to mention various issues with undocumented collection of private data on mobile devices. Facebook isn't really a company deserving of third-party defense in the arena of privacy.
  - pmlnr 10y ago
    "short" summary: http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook/ http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook/
nercht12 10y ago
Maybe in business practice, not necessarily character. Just look at Trump. (Not to pick on him, but I don't find Trump to be practicing the etiquette I would associate with a man in his position. As for Zuckerberg, I'm not saying he's childish either. I'm just questioning your point.)
sangnoir 10y ago
> I think it's fair to assume that going from a 19-year-old college kid to the CEO of a giant corporation involves maturing quite a bit Flip side: going from 19-year-old college kid to the CEO of a giant corporation could also sharpen shark-like tendencies and compromise previously held morals.

lucideer 10y ago

I'm not sure what you're basing this assumption on?

Zelphyr 10y ago

For most people, the thirteen years from age 19 to 32 involves a great deal of maturity and in many respects I imagine the same applies to him. But if he started out as somewhat unscrupulous, what evidence do we have that the pressures of having to appease investors is going to change that in a positive way when it comes to people's private information? Especially considering the kind of revenue that data can generate.

res0nat0r 10y ago
Any evidence of FB going directly against their privacy rules other than silly quotes from a decade or more ago?
- justabystander 10y ago
  > Any evidence of FB going directly against their privacy rules Whether or not they go against their own rules is a moot point, given their history of changing those rules and systems with little to no notice or documentation. They've modified privacy multiple times and changed defaults so as to trick users into sharing more than intended. There was an article not long ago about privacy implications of sharing links in the messenger, as they store links in such a way as to track the history of unrelated people who also shared the link. Not to mention various issues with undocumented collection of private data on mobile devices. Facebook isn't really a company deserving of third-party defense in the arena of privacy.
- pmlnr 10y ago
  "short" summary: http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook/ http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook/

nercht12 10y ago

Maybe in business practice, not necessarily character. Just look at Trump. (Not to pick on him, but I don't find Trump to be practicing the etiquette I would associate with a man in his position. As for Zuckerberg, I'm not saying he's childish either. I'm just questioning your point.)

sangnoir 10y ago

> I think it's fair to assume that going from a 19-year-old college kid to the CEO of a giant corporation involves maturing quite a bit Flip side: going from 19-year-old college kid to the CEO of a giant corporation could also sharpen shark-like tendencies and compromise previously held morals.