So the friends list thing, is in general, the real privacy violation, and it occurred in both cases. They Obama app didn't have to ask for this, as it was the

So the friends list thing, is in general, the real privacy violation, and it occurred in both cases. They Obama app didn't have to ask for this, as it was the default permission given to all apps till 2014 or 15. Like, CA were selling snake oil, as none of their data was actually useful for the purposes they claimed it was. Speaking as someone who's collected personality data and worked in advertising. Their real service was catching political opponents in compromising positions, which is why they actually got shut down. I think my major point is that the same tools can be used for either good or less good purposes, and we should aim to either prevent or allow these based on better standards than our liking or disliking of the people involved.