@jason_kint And the supposed consent they got? That was from one side of every conversation, at best. Recall that the whole Cambridge Analytica scandal arose because FB had assumed that they can share one person's data because they got consent from another person.
@andymstone@WSJ How typical, deflecting responsibility to anyone but you. Shameless.
But I guess it's easy to wipe your conscious with all that $$$ from stock and bonuses.
@andymstone@WSJ How typical, deflecting responsibility to anyone but you. Shameless.
But I guess it's easy to wipe your conscious with all that $$$ from stock and bonuses.
@jason_kint Ex-Facebook employee here, and I absolutely do believe that privacy matters to FB only insofar as it affects PR. But I guess current employees do agree with Protti. That's called selection bias, he should look it up.
@parismarx Unfortunately, he's not alone. Most tech journalists and publications have a pro-tech instinct.
The rule of thumb they *should* be following is that wherever power is concentrated, scrutiny and skepticism are warranted.
@kashhill@techdirt@mmasnick The problem with Masnick's writing is that it tends to serve the interests of tech companies, and assumes that their products are inevitable, therefore discouraging healthy pushback.