What is this describing? First-party apps with Facebook integration and/or OS features connecting to Facebook? The leakage of Facebook information onto MS/Apple/Blackberry servers would be concerning, but having Microsoft software connect to Facebook on a user's device sounds harmless (to the extent we trust MS/Apple/Blackberry software to not leak information so accessed). Right now I'm giving Apple similar access to every single communication I make through my computer, to my bank accounts and health records, to all the work I do for my employer.
This distinction wasn't made clear in the story (or I can't read) and it's an important one. Privacy is complicated enough already.
This distinction wasn't made clear in the story (or I can't read) and it's an important one. Privacy is complicated enough already.