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It was intentionally "leaked"; the whole thing is a PR move. Facebook's entire business is predicated upon having intimate knowledge of its users and is as such
by na85 6y ago
It was intentionally "leaked"; the whole thing is a PR move. Facebook's entire business is predicated upon having intimate knowledge of its users and is as such irreconcilable with the concept of privacy.
- Lammy 6y agoWhy is this downvoted? Zuck decried leaks for years when "leak it to the press" became the only way for rank-and-file employees to affect change on contentious topics, particularly in the wake of Cambridge Analytica. Anything sent to employees these days is 100% expected to be repeated in the press and would be written with that in mind.
- rodgerd 6y ago> Why is this downvoted? HN is predominantly ad-tech or ad-tech related people. It's uncomfortable for them.
- kantrowitz 6y agoHi, I wrote the story. It was not leaked by PR. Did they anticipate it might go out? Perhaps. But consider: Boz wrote it a month ago. If they wanted this out in public, they did a poor job getting it out. This was an internal memo meant for an internal audience to address an internal problem.
- na85 6y agoWho leaked it to you, then? > This was an internal memo meant for an internal audience to address an internal problem. Do you actually think this can address "the problem" or is it performance?
- kantrowitz 6y agoI don't reveal sources. This is another step trying to put Facebook on a path where it's compliant with the FTC settlement.