I mean, why would they stop? Seriously. I expect to see a bunch of people online talking about how much they love their Portal, or how much easier it makes X task everyday, or how convenient it is...
Tone-deaf business decisions like Portal are nothing new for Facebook. Eleven years ago, before Facebook was even a full behemoth, it was rolling out invasive features only to issue awkward apologies. The company didn’t appear to have the foresight then, and it doesn’t appear to now.
I mean, why would they stop? Seriously. I expect to see a bunch of people online talking about how much they love their Portal, or how much easier it makes X task everyday, or how convenient it is to video chat Grandma while cooking.
After the Cambridge Analytica thing, everyone was upset. But it was obvious to me after the Senate hearing that nothing was going to change because our Senators are clueless when it comes to this stuff. That's not necessarily their fault, but I don't get why they don't appear to be consulting with people in the field to actually prevent this from happening again by putting laws in place to actually punish these companies when they show negligence with data handling.
After the CA "breach", Facebook had record losses and played a role in getting one of the most unpopular presidents in history elected; and yet, a vast majority still uses it despite the "deletefacebook" movement. People don't actually care. Whether it's because they don't see it directly affecting their every day lives, or because they don't make the connection.
This is why Facebook might feel confident rolling out an always-listening home camera a few weeks after a report revealing the company harvested two-factor authentication phone numbers to target users for advertising purposes.
I hadn't even heard of that. Wish I could say I was surprised.
Later in the year CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress “I promise to do better for you” and pledged increased transparency in its handling of its data, the company admitted to secretly using a private tool to delete old the messages of its founder.
Honestly, why is it okay for a CEO to stand before Congress and say "We promise to do this and that" and then not hold them accountable when they so blatantly aren't? Zuckerberg, the goddamned CEO, doesn't even trust his own data on the platform. Why should anyone else?
I mean, why would they stop? Seriously. I expect to see a bunch of people online talking about how much they love their Portal, or how much easier it makes X task everyday, or how convenient it is to video chat Grandma while cooking.
After the Cambridge Analytica thing, everyone was upset. But it was obvious to me after the Senate hearing that nothing was going to change because our Senators are clueless when it comes to this stuff. That's not necessarily their fault, but I don't get why they don't appear to be consulting with people in the field to actually prevent this from happening again by putting laws in place to actually punish these companies when they show negligence with data handling.
After the CA "breach", Facebook had record losses and played a role in getting one of the most unpopular presidents in history elected; and yet, a vast majority still uses it despite the "deletefacebook" movement. People don't actually care. Whether it's because they don't see it directly affecting their every day lives, or because they don't make the connection.
I hadn't even heard of that. Wish I could say I was surprised.
Honestly, why is it okay for a CEO to stand before Congress and say "We promise to do this and that" and then not hold them accountable when they so blatantly aren't? Zuckerberg, the goddamned CEO, doesn't even trust his own data on the platform. Why should anyone else?