Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback impossible

Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by dmethvin on Monday July 02, 2012 @10:50PM (#4192262)

"Move fast and break things" should still require that you think through what you're doing. The problem seems to be that the complexity of Facebook's system is beyond the understanding of anyone who reviews these changes.

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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by tobtoh on Monday July 02, 2012 @11:41PM (#4192396)

I'm pretty sure that FB knew exactly what they were doing. They did think things through and decided the the short term PR loss was worth the benefits of gaining access to the email of 90% of their user base.

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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by alan_cx on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @04:43AM (#4193149)

Exactly. Users are stupid. Not because they cant read minds and find hidden features, but because they take it.

Its the same thing with things like internet censorship. Every one bleats on and on, and they just do it any way.

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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by jerrya on Monday July 02, 2012 @10:57PM (#4192286)

"Move fast and break things" should refer to your servers and your data, not your customers and users devices and their data.

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Re:Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback im... by dserodio on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @09:18AM (#4193912)

"Move fast and break things" applies to their website. They may break facebook.com all they want, but breaking MY contact list is unacceptable.

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