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> Don't assume that Facebook will pick good over evil If Facebook doesn't, a new competitor will. People will switch if they no longer feel safe.
by jonny_eh 8y ago
> Don't assume that Facebook will pick good over evil
If Facebook doesn't, a new competitor will. People will switch if they no longer feel safe.
- DonaldPShimoda 8y agoIf Facebook becomes too thoroughly ingrained in everything then it would be rather difficult for a new competitor to step up. People are too willing to sacrifice privacy in the name of convenience.
- ilikehurdles 8y agoI feel like facebook is getting less, not more ingrained in everything. Not being on facebook has only gotten easier for me, and young people don't seem keen on signing up for the service anymore.
- DonaldPShimoda 8y agoThat's a fair point. I pulled myself out of it last year (only check occasionally for updates on events my friends are planning), so I don't see its influence as much anymore... for which I am grateful haha. Instagram seems to be the hot new thing for the younger generation, from what I understand, but Instagram is owned by Facebook. So while Facebook itself may not be keeping up, the company as a whole (and its methodologies regarding privacy) will likely remain relevant for a while yet.
- gowld 8y agoyoung people prefer... Instagram (bought by Facebook) or whatever hot new startup (soon to be bought by Facebook)
- sandworm101 8y agoI used to ask my students (2/3rd year university kids) about facebook. Last year all the females said the same thing: Facebook has too much of a "creep factor". They didn't feel safe. But work, especially applying for jobs, often demands one have a facebook presence. I myself, during background checks, have had to justify why I don't have a facebook account. In many corners it is just expected that everyone uses it, with suspicion falling on those who don't. This isn't the free market of econ textbooks.
- im3w1l 8y agoIs the expectation that you have some social media presence or facebook in particular? Would "I mainly use twitter/g+/linkedin/instagram fly?"
- sandworm101 8y agoThe expectation is that everyone has some social media presence. Anyone claiming not to be on facebook is suspected of hiding something, that they are a liar.
- vkou 8y agoI am hiding something when I close the stall door in the bathroom, but that doesn't make me an awful person. What an insane viewpoint!
- nomagicbullet 8y agoIf you don't mind me asking, where are you located and what kind of jobs have asked you for this information? Do they ask for a username or do they try to friend you to access your private content? This is something I have never experienced and I'm genuinely curious to know what goal it serves the employer and how common of a practice it is.
- sandworm101 8y agoLaw, but I was teaching forensics students. Law firms and police departments do extensive background checks. I'm now in defense and we do insane background checks. If you say that you don't drink, you better not have a facebook page full of drunken party pictures.
- gowld 8y agoside note: Women tend to prefer to preferred to as "women", not "females", and adult students tend to preferred be referred to as "adults" or "young adults", not "kids". What industry are you in where people expect a Facebook account?
- pjc50 8y agoAsk a Rohingya: it makes no difference if you aren't on Facebook if your neighbour is on it being fed racist propaganda until they come to burn your house down.