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Why doesn't Google just provide a tool to import a user's full Facebook data into Google+ with a single click? They could even do it without the user's consent
by blappu 13y ago
Why doesn't Google just provide a tool to import a user's full Facebook data into Google+ with a single click?
They could even do it without the user's consent for people using Chrome or Android, or they could pay people to do so (it might cost them 10 billions, but it would be quite a good "company" to "acquire").
Without doing that, or having some killer feature, there's no way that they will take off.
- ceejayoz 13y agoFacebook has a long history of disabling that sort of system.
- blappu 13y agoUh? That's impossible to do. Facebook already provides a way to download all your data, so Google just needs to write software that uses it and uploads it into Google+. Alternatively, they can just automatically scrape the Facebook website via HTTP directly from the user's machine (using a modified Chrome, modified Android, desktop tool or Android app).
- NegativeK 13y agoScoble was banned from Facebook because he was scraping contact info. I'm fairly certain it's a violation of their Terms of Service. Given that that's unlawful access of a computer system (and kind of a dick move,) I don't think Google wants to go down that route.
- irishcoffee 13y agoIf I'm not mistaken, facebook owns their information. Taking it directly would violate their ToS. It would need to be a two-step process if it were to work at all: a user downloads their information locally, and uploads it to g+
- ceejayoz 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act edit: for the downvoter, I hardly support the abuse of laws like this, but that doesn't mean they won't be abused. Google writing a scraper is something that might well attract legal trouble from this and other vague computer security laws.
- jsnk 13y agoThat's a pretty naive assessment. Sure Google can easily scrape Facebook data technically but technicality is not be it and end all. Facebook is not stupid. They must have non-competing clause somewhere
- freehunter 13y agoThere is a Chrome plugin that will move all your Facebook photo albums to Picasa and Google+. I used it when I got my Google+ account.