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> Facebook and other companies must respect user privacy by default and by design. That would be really nice, but before that happens a major cultural shift wo

> Facebook and other companies must respect user privacy by default and by design. That would be really nice, but before that happens a major cultural shift would have to take place and I can't see that on the horizon anywhere. Until then, the only language those companies understand is losing users, or not gaining them in the first place. And that's only the part where we consciously decide whether we're users or not. It still doesn't touch the part where our data is grabbed beyond our influence.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
> the only language those companies understand is losing users, or not gaining them in the first place Or being broken up. This is a classic case of market failure. Waiting for users or advertisers to force a change is futile, and not their faults.
anoplus 9y ago
The public needs to demand anything like respect for user privacy by putting pressure on the company. For that, the public needs to be aware of the issue. And for awareness a discussion needs to be kept alive. Like we do here in this post. So posting and commenting in HN matters. I was participating this year in a big street protest calling for police to keep investigating the prime minister for corruption. The pressure lead to public exposure and accelerated investigation immediately.