1) Zuck approves shutting down platform API access for Twitter's when Vine is released #competition
BREAKING: @CommonsCMS @DamianCollins just released previously sealed #Six4Three @Facebook documents:
1) Zuck approves shutting down platform API access for Twitter's when Vine is released #competition
Team considered access to call history considered 'high PR risk' but 'growth team will charge ahead'. @Facebook created upgrade path to access data w/o subjecting users to Android permissions dialogue.
https://t.co/PwiRIL3v9x
However, docs show lead of privacy program was actively working to evade user consent https://t.co/mcXhDnSg2i
Huh, Yul Kwon (head Facebook 'privacy sherpa') was supposed to be making sure new features were privacy compliant, not making sure Android users weren't notified Facebook was getting more information off their phones https://t.co/KubqX6OMo5 https://t.co/ooEmSdwvve
— Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) December 5, 2018
@Facebook statements re: Android SMS and Call Log History
1) internal discussion Feb 4 2015
2) public 'clarifying' statement Mar 25 2018
@Facebook's director of platform offered to 'unblock @Tinder's monetization possibilities' if @Tinder permitted use of 'Moments' trademark:
https://t.co/VkJGD4hp5E
Q: Are there any contracts or other steps besides whitelisting to launch a feature using the APls?
A: You don't need to worry about any contracts for the api. This is a product we are testing and will be rolling out slowly.
(NEKO is an acronym used to describe mobile app-install ads)
It most clearly lays out the strategy of the company with regards to platform API and user data:
Developers provide:
FB provides: access to platform (userdata/friends)
https://t.co/0oh1dGIDvd (ht @EuanDBriggs)
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