Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving”

Re:Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving” by cronix on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @03:40PM (#25521956)

I might be inclined to believe you if they weren't, at the same time, pocketing around $8-12 BILLION a year[1] to keep Google as the default search engine. They are privacy-centric when it serves them in the public eye (FB currently has shit reputation) on one hand but will happily accept cash to keep the stock price up in the other hand.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926290942/google-paid-apple-b...

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Re:Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving” by xondono on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:14PM (#25522294)

I might be inclined to believe you if that meant Google is the only choice.

The first thing I recommend anyone with an iDevice is to switch to ddg.

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Re:Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving” by cronix on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:45PM (#25522593)

Right, Apple is asking you to opt-in for facebook tracking you, but opt-out of Google tracking you. Why aren't both opt-in if user-privacy is the true motive? One company pays 8 Billion for that, the other doesn't?

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Re:Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving” by colejohnson66 on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @06:30PM (#25523508)

Well, the rumors are that Apple is working on their own search engine...

Remember the Apple Maps fiasco with iOS 6? That was because Google wanted more data on the users and Apple refused. So Google left and the whole story was spun as Apple’s fault by the media.

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Re:Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving” by xondono on Thursday December 24, 2020 @03:05PM (#25530947)

I don’t care for the default as long as the choice is there. Facebook wants to take that choice from users.

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