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Are we just assuming that "an unnamed client" is Facebook, because DUH, who else? Or am I missing a piece of this story?
by latch 16y ago
Are we just assuming that "an unnamed client" is Facebook, because DUH, who else? Or am I missing a piece of this story?
- mycroftiv 16y agoAccording to the Daily Beast article linked from the Techcrunch article, Facebook admitted it: "Confronted with evidence, a Facebook spokesman last night confirmed that Facebook hired Burson, citing two reasons: First, because it believes Google is doing some things in social networking that raise privacy concerns; second, and perhaps more important, because Facebook resents Google’s attempts to use Facebook data in its own social-networking service." That seems like kind of a weird statement from a "Facebook spokesman" so I assume we are going to get some additional statements about this.
- socillion 16y ago"[L]ater, learning that Facebook had come clean, the Burson spokesman wrote back and confirmed it." Top of page 2 of the original article.
- firebones 16y agoSo Facebook admits that their intentions were good ("just needed to get this message out"), and Burson takes the fall for its unethical approach (while gaining reputation for other companies needing similar services). Meanwhile, mission accomplished in raising visibility on what Facebook PR intended--that when pieces about online privacy come up, there's an increased chance that Google will be mentioned in the same breath as Facebook. Seems like politics 101.