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Would whoever down-voted me tell me where I'm wrong?

by jamesbritt 15y ago

fossuser 15y ago
I didn't down vote you (don't have enough karma,but even if I did I still wouldn't), but I can explain my opinion better. First the disclaimer: Personally I find the complaining over Facebook's privacy concerns exaggerated and sensationalized (I don't think it's that big of a deal). That being said, I think it's absolutely fine to not agree with Facebook's privacy policies or have your own personal concerns. I also think it's completely reasonable not to use the site and even to tell others that you have some concerns over their policies. What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies.
- jamesbritt 15y ago
  Thanks for the comment. What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies. I would not have brought up FB if I did not think it was germane to the post. This is a "Hey, HN people, what do you think of my site?" post. The site includes a FB bug in the form of the "like" button that makes it easier for FB to track people across sites. That diminishes the site for me. I'm less concerned with the Twitter button precisely because of the difference in company privacy policies and past behavior. When people build sites and decide to tranclude content from other domains they need to make a deliberate decision about what that means. If you willingly associate your site with some other site then the expectation is that you're good with what they do and how they do it.

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Would whoever down-voted me tell me where I'm wrong?

by jamesbritt 15y ago

Would whoever down-voted me tell me where I'm wrong?

fossuser 15y ago
I didn't down vote you (don't have enough karma,but even if I did I still wouldn't), but I can explain my opinion better. First the disclaimer: Personally I find the complaining over Facebook's privacy concerns exaggerated and sensationalized (I don't think it's that big of a deal). That being said, I think it's absolutely fine to not agree with Facebook's privacy policies or have your own personal concerns. I also think it's completely reasonable not to use the site and even to tell others that you have some concerns over their policies. What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies.
- jamesbritt 15y ago
  Thanks for the comment. What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies. I would not have brought up FB if I did not think it was germane to the post. This is a "Hey, HN people, what do you think of my site?" post. The site includes a FB bug in the form of the "like" button that makes it easier for FB to track people across sites. That diminishes the site for me. I'm less concerned with the Twitter button precisely because of the difference in company privacy policies and past behavior. When people build sites and decide to tranclude content from other domains they need to make a deliberate decision about what that means. If you willingly associate your site with some other site then the expectation is that you're good with what they do and how they do it.