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What I don't get is this, there are real-life people working at these companies. What are the managers and developers at Facebook/Whatsapp thinking? Are there h
by balozi 6y ago
What I don't get is this, there are real-life people working at these companies. What are the managers and developers at Facebook/Whatsapp thinking? Are there hi-fives in the hallways to celebrate the impending win?
I have worked on many a project in my time, and I can't think of a single instance where we knowingly screwed over users or clients. Our teams' goals have always been to make the product better. What's going on here? I am honestly curious.
- TedDoesntTalk 6y ago> single instance where we knowingly screwed over users or clients. Monetization often trumps customer's best interests. It certainly has at most companies where I've worked (but not all).
- trident5000 6y agoYou have a private conversation with the team manager in some office and explain that bonuses are on the line. And then it gets done.
- mLuby 6y agoSemi-intentional compartmentalization could explain it. Ads: we could increase revenue if we had access to WhatsApp data, but that's Product and Legal's call. Product: Ads asked us to access WhatsApp data, but we're just facilitating between them and Legal. Legal: Ads and Product asked us to change the policy to allow access to WhatsApp data. Nobody being willfully malicious, just not asking certain questions, and the gaps between departments obfuscate the whole thing.
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