Facebook Messenger isn't evil and it's not about to spy on you http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/social-networks/3537202/facebook-messenger-app-isnt-evil-its-not-about-spy-on-you/ …pic.twitter.com/G2VN1eIErw
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@aral we're trying to clear up the idea that Facebook is using the camera in your device to watch you (it isn't).
.@PCAdvisor & yet you state “it's not about to spy on you”. This is false. Every message you send it analysed by Facebook. Will you correct?
@aral I will clarify in the article, yes.
@PCAdvisor Thanks :)
@aral I understand your point though Aral, so I'll add a note in the article clarifying that Facebook does use your data for advertising.
.@PCAdvisor Thank you.
@aral @PCAdvisor well, they’re right. Most overblown “story” of the year.
@the_gadgeteur @PCAdvisor “doesn't spy on you?” What do you call analysing everything you say through it?
@aral misdirected concern. If anything, people should be questioning Google as they’re the ones that set those permissions descriptions
@the_gadgeteur People can be concerned about more than one thing (or company) at a time.
@aral seriously, look at the permissions at highest level and then ask yourself why it needs each one. Every single 1 makes sense logically
@the_gadgeteur It's not about the permissions. Article says Messenger does not spy on you. It does. It's their business model. Negligent.
@aral services like that are only worth their existence if they know about you. Analyzing data is core part of it
@the_gadgeteur Exactly. I’m all too aware of that :) (See http://thelink.is/free-is-a-lie )
@aral Is anything in that @PCAdvisor article factually wrong though?
@foomandoonian @PCAdvisor Yes, says Facebook Messenger doesn't spy on you when Facebook analyses everything you say with it.
@aral @PCAdvisor Hm, I suppose.
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