As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants – The New York Times
Category: Facebook
Facebook to send VP instead of Mark Zuckerberg to international committee – CNN
It is so telling that he can’t even offer a video conference.
Pathetic.
Facebook to send VP instead of Mark Zuckerberg to international committee – CNN:
But Facebook declined multiple invitations to send Zuckerberg, saying in a letter to the committee last week that he is “not able to be in London.” The company also said they couldn’t make Zuckerberg available via videolink.
HotStar CEO heads to Facebook
This one baffles me a bit. I guess FB is a larger role but was assuming with the growth of HotStar and the idea that it was going to go semi-global that it offered a fairly big trajectory.
Scary how all the big companies can mop up talent at will.
www.afaqs.com/people-spotting/176_Hotstar-CEO-Ajit-Mohan-joins-Facebook-as-MD-and-VP
Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy? | The New Yorker
I think no – it already kind of broke democracy:
Evan Osnos on the most famous entrepreneur of his generation, who is facing a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zuckerberg-fix-facebook-before-it-breaks-democracy
Facebook to build $1bn multi-story data center in Singapore – DCD
Incredible project.
Social giant’s first physical facility in Asia is the tallest data center in the region
— Read on
www.datacenterdynamics.com/news/facebook-build-1b-multi-story-data-center-singapore/
Facebook Removing Onavo VPN From App Store After Apple Says It Violates Data Collection Policies – Mac Rumors
No company is perfect but out of the big ones – I still feel like Apple is trying the hardest around these types of issues.
Bravo.
Update: Apple provided the following statement on the removal of Onavo: We work hard to protect user privacy and data security throughout the Apple ecosystem. With the latest update to our guidelines, we made it explicitly clear that apps should not collect information about which other apps are installed on a user’s device for the purposes of analytics or advertising/marketing and must make it clear what user data will be collected and how it will be used.
5th horseman pick :: From the Prof.
Last year’s pick was Netflix. Makes sense – the operating system video.
Now he is picking Spotify – essentially the operating system for audio. Makes sense, and this is why they shouldn’t mess around with video at all.
Updated :: Who is Neeraj Arora? The man rumoured to be the next WhatsApp CEO
Another article from Quartz but they left out his background details: https://qz.com/1270025/whatsapp-ceo-candidates-include-iit-delhi-grad-neeraj-arora/
Most people probably don’t know about https://www.accellion.com – which is actually founded in Singapore by Mohan – who is known for starting https://buuuk.com and https://spuul.com.
Who is Neeraj Arora? The man rumoured to be the next WhatsApp CEO
The Prof is good this weekend
https://www.l2inc.com/daily-insights/no-mercy-no-malice/ar-facebook
I keep wondering when FB will TOP out.
I also think America is waking up on the gun thing – if all the big corps turned their back on the NRA , shit might happen.
The #1 reason Facebook won’t ever change – Om Malik
The #1 reason Facebook won’t ever change – Om Malik:
Facebook is about making money by keeping us addicted to Facebook. It always has been — and that’s why all of our angst and headlines are not going to change a damn thing.
Yup. Delete the app and use the web version as needed.
People ping me on FB messenger but I don’t have notifications on – so I see them when I see them.
WhatsApp is so entrenched in people – I have to use it but I don’t want to.
Instagram – got rid of the app ions ago.
Spend less time on FB properties folks – you will feel better, I promise.
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