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Facebooks PR seems all over the place. It seems to go like this: 1) Blame users/say it wasn't as bad/not a breach 2) Controversy gets worse 3) Apologise, say

Facebooks PR seems all over the place. It seems to go like this: 1) Blame users/say it wasn't as bad/not a breach 2) Controversy gets worse 3) Apologise, say we got it wrong, working on it I think this is especially dumb as FB took out a personally-signed-by-Zuckerberg letter in 6 UK sunday papers last weekend. It looks very fake.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
> FB took out a personally-signed-by-Zuckerberg letter in 6 UK sunday papers last weekend Were they identically worded?
- martinald 9y ago
  Yes, but it wasn't signed by the CPO, the board, or anyone, they were all signed by Zuckerberg so I think it looks especially fake to take out those ads (which are especially targeted at the 'political class' IMO) and then refuse to come before MPs. Source: https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180325071038-01-facebook-apology-note-exlarge-169.jpg https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180325071038-01-faceb...
  - mtreis86 9y ago
    That letter is pure narcissism. Blame someone else, promise to change, play the victim.
  - throwawayReply 9y ago
    That makes it sound like people are upset about an isolated incident, trying to play this off as an isolated incident is going to blow up very badly as people "discover" just how much of their data is everywhere, whether they gave permission or not this isn't about a single breach.
paulddraper 9y ago
Should we assume that people can only hold one thought in their head at a time? (1) It was a breach of contract by an app developer. (2) Facebook now has more limited permissions. (3) Facebook is looking at more ways to limit the consequences when #1 happens. --- The bizarre thing is how differently the public treats this from Obama for America.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > The bizarre thing is how differently the public treats this from Obama for America. I don't think it's at all surprised that the British public is more concerned with Brexit manipulation than the actions of a US election campaign.
  - paulddraper 9y ago
    For the UK, true.
josephlord 9y ago
You missed threatening to sue the newspapers and reporters before the first stories dropped with Wylie on the record blowing the whistle the previous Sunday.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago

> FB took out a personally-signed-by-Zuckerberg letter in 6 UK sunday papers last weekend Were they identically worded?

martinald 9y ago
Yes, but it wasn't signed by the CPO, the board, or anyone, they were all signed by Zuckerberg so I think it looks especially fake to take out those ads (which are especially targeted at the 'political class' IMO) and then refuse to come before MPs. Source: https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180325071038-01-facebook-apology-note-exlarge-169.jpg https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180325071038-01-faceb...
- mtreis86 9y ago
  That letter is pure narcissism. Blame someone else, promise to change, play the victim.
- throwawayReply 9y ago
  That makes it sound like people are upset about an isolated incident, trying to play this off as an isolated incident is going to blow up very badly as people "discover" just how much of their data is everywhere, whether they gave permission or not this isn't about a single breach.

paulddraper 9y ago

Should we assume that people can only hold one thought in their head at a time? (1) It was a breach of contract by an app developer. (2) Facebook now has more limited permissions. (3) Facebook is looking at more ways to limit the consequences when #1 happens. --- The bizarre thing is how differently the public treats this from Obama for America.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> The bizarre thing is how differently the public treats this from Obama for America. I don't think it's at all surprised that the British public is more concerned with Brexit manipulation than the actions of a US election campaign.
- paulddraper 9y ago
  For the UK, true.

josephlord 9y ago

You missed threatening to sue the newspapers and reporters before the first stories dropped with Wylie on the record blowing the whistle the previous Sunday.