Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by hellofunk on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @06:30AM
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Wasn't there a report recently that FB's user base has dropped by several percentage points in the wake of their privacy scandal? If so, that would imply that many average users are taking it seriously -- that would be millions of people who stopped using FB.
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by scarface74 on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @07:06AM
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No. Most people shook thier fist at the wind and kept posting cat pictures.
The story was that young people aren't using FB. But they are using FB owned Instagram.
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by hellofunk on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:08AM
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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by skinnymuch on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @10:45AM
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Your links are mostly before the privacy scandal. So how can it relate to that? Facebook’s stock wouldn’t be a few percentage points away from all time highs again if things were this bad for them (of course we won’t know for sure until next earnings report).
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by scarface74 on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:19AM
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Teens don't want to use FB because it's the same platform that granny is on. "FB is for old people" trend has been going on for years. It has little to do with the recent news.
But to automatically say it has anything to do with the latest news is like all of the "stock analyst" who claim after the fact to know "investor sentiment".
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by swebs on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @07:25AM
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source?
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by hellofunk on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:08AM
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I cant remember which was actually linked here on HN a couple weeks ago, but there are these similar reports:
https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act...
https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-use...
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-faceb...
I do wonder however how much influence this will have on the average user. Those of us who work in the industry are far more aware of tracking and personal privacy. I'm not sure how much the typical consumer will actually care.