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Once Again, Facebook Is Using Privacy as a Sword to Kill Independent Innovation

• tomaszs 6y ago
  When I have joined Facebook I agreed I will earn money for the company by sharing my friends names, private photos, videos, by talking with people and creating content and sharing intimate memories. But I didn't agree that the company will bully anyone who does not want Facebook to earn from my private life!
• hikerclimber 6y ago
  facebook is a monopoly. it should have never been allowed to buy instagram or whatapp but I government does nothing.
• amiga1200 6y ago
  If this precedent is set, then all browser creators should disallow navigation to Facebook and related sites. I mean, Facebook might turn around in the future and sue for reasons yet to be thought up.
  • sebastien_b 6y ago
    ...or simply redirect Facebook.com to this EFF page.
• khanmaytok 6y ago
  Facebook is despicable
  • dang 6y ago
    Ok, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to HN—we're trying for a different sort of conversation here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
• anaganisk 6y ago
  Facebook is just a digital representation of Mark Zuckerberg's character. Hypocrite and liar.
• T3OU-736 6y ago
  (IANAL) This reads like an argument about agency. Is the tool (browser, python script, etc) used by the user separate from the user themselves? There seems to be some similarity to Connecticut v Amero case[1], though in reverse - where the actions performed by a tool (browser), which was corrupted (DNS highjack) were used to show intent on the part of the user. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Amero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Amero