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Messenger Rooms and More Ways to Connect When You’re Apart

untog 6y ago
> invite anyone to join your video call, even if they don’t have a Facebook account Aww, they’re finally getting it. But too late, I assume they’re going to use some kind of cookie/IP matching to determine any and all Facebook accounts of someone that joins one of these rooms. It’s really annoying, the Facebook Portal device looks genuinely great and something I’d love to use, especially in this quarantine. But I just don’t trust Facebook.
- netsharc 6y ago
  FB already has shadow profiles, because its Like/Share buttons on sites can track people across the web, I wonder if knowing the person's face/voice is useful. They probably already know if a shadow user is most likely a teenage male (visits gaming sites) or middle-aged lady (hmm, what sites do they visit?). I guess using facial/voice profiling would be a way to confirm the profile.
crakenzak 6y ago
Finally some reputable competition for Zoom. Will definitely be using these to host my weekly book club discussion meetings once it launches. If only it was end to end encrypted...
- 908087 6y ago
  I'd disagree with the reputable part.
- avs733 6y ago
  BlueJeans has an end to end encryption...and if your concern is end to end encryption, on what planet are you interested in a facebook product? Or is this Poe's law and I'm tired.
  - hatenberg 6y ago
    Because WhatsApp is not end to end encrypted. /s
igetspam 6y ago
Warning: Facebook (Had it said that in the title of the post, I'd have skipped this story.)
- balladeer 6y ago
  HN does show base url fb.com in the title.
  - igetspam 6y ago
    Doesn't come through in my RSS reader, unfortunately.
ruffrey 6y ago
The privacy and security infographic doesn’t address what Facebook does with the video.
908087 6y ago
I trust them almost as much as I trust Zoom. Be careful not to wear a shirt that allows the shape of your nipple to show through if you're female. Zuckerberg gets upset about that.

> invite anyone to join your video call, even if they don’t have a Facebook account Aww, they’re finally getting it. But too late, I assume they’re going to use some kind of cookie/IP matching to determine any and all Facebook accounts of someone that joins one of these rooms. It’s really annoying, the Facebook Portal device looks genuinely great and something I’d love to use, especially in this quarantine. But I just don’t trust Facebook.

netsharc 6y ago
FB already has shadow profiles, because its Like/Share buttons on sites can track people across the web, I wonder if knowing the person's face/voice is useful. They probably already know if a shadow user is most likely a teenage male (visits gaming sites) or middle-aged lady (hmm, what sites do they visit?). I guess using facial/voice profiling would be a way to confirm the profile.

crakenzak 6y ago

Finally some reputable competition for Zoom. Will definitely be using these to host my weekly book club discussion meetings once it launches. If only it was end to end encrypted...

908087 6y ago
I'd disagree with the reputable part.
avs733 6y ago
BlueJeans has an end to end encryption...and if your concern is end to end encryption, on what planet are you interested in a facebook product? Or is this Poe's law and I'm tired.
- hatenberg 6y ago
  Because WhatsApp is not end to end encrypted. /s

igetspam 6y ago

Warning: Facebook (Had it said that in the title of the post, I'd have skipped this story.)

balladeer 6y ago
HN does show base url fb.com in the title.
- igetspam 6y ago
  Doesn't come through in my RSS reader, unfortunately.

ruffrey 6y ago

The privacy and security infographic doesn’t address what Facebook does with the video.

908087 6y ago

I trust them almost as much as I trust Zoom. Be careful not to wear a shirt that allows the shape of your nipple to show through if you're female. Zuckerberg gets upset about that.