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Nothing sounds more invasive than a Facebook created in-home, always-on device.
by ProAm 9y ago
Nothing sounds more invasive than a Facebook created in-home, always-on device.
- degenerate 9y agoDon't forget they tried making a phone not-too-long ago, and it flopped for probably the same reason
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y agoI thought the Fire phone failed on its own merits.
- elefanten 9y agoFire phone = Amazon Facebook was called Home. And it had some nonsense gimmick with a Facebook-like Android skin for the OS. But, yes it failed on its own merits when the consumer market took one look and laughed it off. edit: I remembered wrong. Home was the name of their Android skin. HTC and Samsung launched a few phones running it by default, which all flopped.
- cryptoz 9y agoThat's exactly what the Facebook app is on a mobile phone, though. Has access to the microphone to listen whenever it wants (even if it doesn't do it, it has access). Is always on, not just in your home but everywhere you go. Knows who you talk to and where you are and how long you spend there and often what you're doing quite exactly to the details. There's not much difference between having the Facebook app installed on your phone and this device, in terms of creepiness and data collection capability. Probably their smartphone app creeps me out more, actually.
- kpwags 9y agoYeah, that's why I just use the mobile website. Does everything I want without giving it wide-ranging permissions to my phone and data
- on_and_off 9y agoin which condition does Facebook asks for microphone access ? On my install Facebook has zero permissions and remains useable. It is by design though.. they have already way too much data. IIRC in P only a foreground app can access sensors, still, don't give this permission to facebook.
- Antifragile1 9y agoHow about a Google created always on device in your pocket?