Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends

Re:Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users ... by hackinthebochs on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:33AM (#17228770)

There is no issue of informed consent here. When you upload data, you consent to your allowed friends being able to view that data in whatever manner they see fit. These device specific interfaces to facebook is just an example of this. FB themselves took reasonable steps to ensure the device manufacturers adhered to the consent that users give when adding data to the site (i.e. only use the data in service to displaying it).

>The objection is that, once again, powerful information is being traded and used as leverage to drive profit

There's no evidence of any of this.

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Re:Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users ... by tyrionsrke on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:22PM (#17234734)

>There's no evidence of any of this.

I disagree. I think Facebook, driven by ad dollars, is attempting to secure as many users as it can. Part of that is to make it as seamless and convenient as possible.

Data as currency is a given at this point. Facebook ensures longevity through ease-of-use. Service providers secure further assets, and are in a position to use it.

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Re:Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users ... by _Tev on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @04:46AM (#17235932)

>> There's no evidence of any of this.

> I disagree. I think ...

I think you misread "no evidence" as "no one believes".

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