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After years as a frontend engineer at Meta, working on React and other major projects, I’ve decided to leave — and not for the usual reasons. The company isn’t
by _ts0v 2y ago
After years as a frontend engineer at Meta, working on React and other major projects, I’ve decided to leave — and not for the usual reasons. The company isn’t what it appears to be. There’s a hidden backdoor in their infrastructure that bypasses user privacy settings, allowing access to personal data, with full knowledge of leadership. Questioning these practices? You’ll be silenced, derailed, or pushed out. Meta’s culture thrives on secrecy, and ethics are an afterthought. If you’re thinking about joining, consider what you’re really signing up for.
– Christopher Chedeau (Ex-Meta Engineer)
- llamaimperative 2y agoAren't you describing a pretty standard "break glass" mechanism? I don't know who, if anyone, is under the impression that Facebook employees can't access the data you store on their platform, and I don't really understand the ominous undertone of this "revelation." In any case, yeah Facebook is an immoral company, has been (very obviously) for a long time, and I strongly doubt it was just naivety that lured you in ($$$).
- _ts0v 2y agoSorry, looks like my hacker news account got compromised. It was using a very weak password. I didn’t write this post nor post it on Hacker News.