Internal memo: Facebook's Andrew Bosworth told staff in Dec. to build products prioritizing privacy, as the public's expectations around privacy have shifted
Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth tells colleagues that privacy matters more than the product experience
In a Dec. addendum to this note, Bosworth wrote: “I have no problems with us giving users options to share more if they choose (opt-in) but by default we shouldn't expect it.” (This contradicts Facebook's position in their fight v. Apple.) https://twitter.com/...
This is an oxymoron. Facebook's entire business model is on systematically invading its user's privacy and then selling the results of that to ad buyers. They have NO OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PRODUCT. It is impossible for Facebook to take privacy seriously. https://bigtechnology.substac…
Can this kind of sentiment lead to real change in Facebook's approach? “We will start with the assumption that we can't collect, use, or store any data. The burden is on us to demonstrate why certain data is truly required for the product to work.” https://twitter.com/...
The attempt to reframe targeted advertising as ‘selling your data’ failed pretty comprehensively. I don't see why trying again with ‘surveillance capitalism’ should be any more successful. In general, you should try win arguments with ideas, not terminology.