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iOS device with iOS 11 or newer (current devices are on iOS 12)... or don't log into Facebook on an older device. This isn't Apple cynically hiding selling you
by dwighttk 8y ago
iOS device with iOS 11 or newer (current devices are on iOS 12)... or don't log into Facebook on an older device.
This isn't Apple cynically hiding selling your data behind your back. Back when they had Facebook integrated it was so that you could share stuff easier with your friends. Yes it was a security risk because of how Facebook used the information. That is part of the reason Apple removed the integration.
- rhn_mk1 8y ago> This isn't Apple cynically hiding selling your data behind your back. It's just both a grave security mistake and a breach of trust to treat Facebook preferentially without letting the user know. To me, it's indistinguishable from cynically handing over the user to Facebook.
- dwighttk 8y agothe user who logged into Facebook... It's not good. It stopped in 2017 when they removed Facebook integration.
- FussyZeus 8y ago> It's just both a grave security mistake and a breach of trust to treat Facebook preferentially without letting the user know. The user knew. The user asked for it. People were howling for Facebook integrations. This was back before Facebook's privacy transgressions were as widely known. It's also worth noting that the integration was designed to allow posting to Facebook from iOS. Facebook then took advantage of that opening to get additional data from the device. That's why Apple slammed the door shut.