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I’m the biggest critic when it comes to user privacy of Facebook (and Google) of anyone in my friend group. I say that first because I want to establish my bon
by krustyburger 7y ago
I’m the biggest critic when it comes to user privacy of Facebook (and Google) of anyone in my friend group.
I say that first because I want to establish my bonafides- I genuinely care about user privacy and feel that Facebook has dropped the ball left and right on the matter. What’s worse, it appears that the company and (judging from some of his comments) Mr. Zuckerberg himself don’t believe in such a thing as meaningful privacy in the first place. So it’s not just a case of mistakes made, it’s that Facebook stands opposed to some of my own most cherished values.
Having said all that, I think it’s important to separate Facebook’s corporate actions from Zuckerberg’s private life. Just because his company is engaged in questionable practices doesn’t mean he isn’t entitled to the same benefit of the doubt anyone else enjoys.
And I have to say, if I had his wealth and his fame/notoriety, I’d bloody well want as much real-world privacy as I could get. I think it’s disingenuous to judge him for that or pretend it has any relation at all to Facebook’s policies.
- rando444 7y agoI agree with this sentiment But I think you'd have to be naïve to think "they trust me, dumb fucks" .. and facebook's corporate disregard for user privacy are wholly unrelated.
- krustyburger 7y agoI don’t think they are. I very much think he’s complicit in Facebook’s misbehavior. Those corporate misdeeds are something worthy of as much attention as can be given to them. But I don’t think that has any bearing on whether Zuckerberg himself should be faulted for wanting to protect his family from paparazzi cameras or worse.
- EpicEng 7y ago>...judging from some of his comments) Mr. Zuckerberg himself don’t believe in such a thing as meaningful privacy in the first place. >Having said all that, I think it’s important to separate Facebook’s corporate actions from Zuckerberg’s private life. Those two statements don't jive. If he doesn't believe in meaningful personal privacy then your argument is just a distinction without a difference. I think the reality is that he cares about his privacy and also likes to make money by monetizing the personal details of other people.
- krustyburger 7y agoAs a serious advocate of online user privacy I hesitate to point this out, but on a really important level there’s a difference between one’s privacy when it comes to one’s online browsing habits and one’s privacy when it comes to paparazzi photographs taken from the neighbor’s house and sold to the highest bidder.
- EpicEng 7y agoWhat is the difference precisely?
- whenchamenia 7y agoI would strongly disagree. Most people have something revealed about them in a fb post that would likely be more damaging than some ugly half-naked photos floating around.