Re:Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users ...
by sigmar on Sunday June 03, 2018 @11:47PM
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>What is this describing?
The "build new private APIs for device makers through 2014, spreading user data through tens of millions of mobile devices... and other systems outside Facebook’s direct control" makes it sound like they were making deals with the manufacturers where the device would auth and fetch data through the manufacturer's infrastructure when accessing Facebook? The Blackberry Hub app is used as an example in the infographic.
The "build new private APIs for device makers through 2014, spreading user data through tens of millions of mobile devices... and other systems outside Facebook’s direct control" makes it sound like they were making deals with the manufacturers where the device would auth and fetch data through the manufacturer's infrastructure when accessing Facebook? The Blackberry Hub app is used as an example in the infographic.