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I am someone you might consider early adopter. I enjoying tinkering with the latest gadget, getting that fancy domain name with an extension like .ooo ( yeah! n
by vmurthy 7y ago
I am someone you might consider early adopter. I enjoying tinkering with the latest gadget, getting that fancy domain name with an extension like .ooo ( yeah! not kidding :-D ) but .. when it comes to FB, I don't mind being a luddite. Add to that, the country I live in currently (India) has a ban on cryptocurrencies and we have tons of alternatives like Paytm[0] and UPI (Inter-bank transfers in an instant)[1]. So, Mr Zuckerberg et al, thank you but no thank you.
To me , the most interesting part is towards the end of the article (emphasis mine)
> This applies even more to the Calibra wallet: Facebook promises not to mix transaction data with profile data, but that entails, well, trust ...
We all know how the promises turn out [2][3]
[0]https://paytm.com/ https://paytm.com/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface
[2]https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3032946/whatsapp-and-facebook-are-sharing-user-data-after-all-and-its-legal https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3032946/whatsapp-a...
[3]https://www.forbes.com/sites/lensherman/2018/05/23/zuckerbergs-broken-promises-show-facebook-is-not-your-friend/#359b79477b0a https://www.forbes.com/sites/lensherman/2018/05/23/zuckerber...