If Whatsapp had 1 billion users and each one paid $1/yr, it would take Facebook 19 years to recoup the $19B it paid this year.
@graphiclunarkid @dominictarr @frabcus …in PR and perpetuating the illusion of privacy (usually with greater security).
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@dominictarr I think@aral's critique is doing exactly what@graphiclunarkid's post warned against - not celebrating a win, as not perfect -
@dominictarr@aral@graphiclunarkid of course, I agree with the critique - we need to build better business models, or force FB etc. to -
@frabcus I agree.@aral's critique is valid, and 600M Whatsapp users have better privacy. I keep coming back to threat models!@dominictarr
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@aral@graphiclunarkid@dominictarr depends whether you're thinking of yourself as activist and motivation to build best long term priv, or: -
@aral@graphiclunarkid@dominictarr thinking of the average user who doesn't have time/skill to know or care about this, who is not safer -
@aral@graphiclunarkid@dominictarr I meant "now safer", oh the irony!
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@aral@dominictarr@frabcus ...they improve privacy for users without affecting a company's business model either way. Point taken though!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@dominictarr@frabcus Interesting point. Thanks for replying! I wonder if some privacy enhancements are objective, though, in that...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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