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Agree with FB on this one. The privacy issue with 3rd party developers was that friend data was sent to the 3rd party developer databases. Here, the data just s
by mlb_hn 8y ago
Agree with FB on this one. The privacy issue with 3rd party developers was that friend data was sent to the 3rd party developer databases. Here, the data just stays on the device.
The way the article is titled can make it look like the device makers actually got to make their own database of Facebook users.
Edit: I read it again, the article does say "Facebook acknowledged that some partners did store users’ data — including friends’ data — on their own servers," but they don't follow up on that at all, they go back to messing with a BlackBerry. That's the big question.
- jessaustin 8y agoOnce an app has particular data, there is nothing FB can do to prevent it from uploading that data wherever. It would be difficult for Google or Apple to prevent that, and they control the platform. With enough apps, it is a certainty that this happened.
- damnyou 8y agoHave you heard of the power of legally enforceable contracts? Lots of things aren't technically impossible but are forbidden by the law or by a contract. It's one of the ways modern societies function, check it out!
- philipwhiuk 8y agoHave you heard of the power of contracts that have never actually been to court. It turns out many of them aren't legally enforceable. It's one of the ways modern society is dysfunctional. Check it out: http://www.ycombinator.com/legal/ http://www.ycombinator.com/legal/
- jessaustin 8y agoHow many firms have FB sued for breach of this hypothetical contract? Other than "Cambridge Analytica", can you think of one they might sue?