This complaining about facebook is getting ridiculous.
No, it's not. What's ridiculous is the way Facebook treats privacy. If you're OK with that, and are happy to see it promoted by propagating Facebook bugs, that's your choice.
People who find it offensive, though, need to speak up and let site owners know that they do not approve of Facebook's behavior.
I assume that any site with a FB "like" button is OK with Facebook's "privacy" policy.
Whatever your thoughts I can't understand encouraging acquiescence through silence. That's also ridiculous,
James has done a great job with Hacker Things, but if he wants to put a Facebook tracking item on the site for whatever promotional gain then he should be doing so with true deliberation, knowing that it will put off some number of users.
I didn't down vote you (don't have enough karma,but even if I did I still wouldn't), but I can explain my opinion better.
First the disclaimer: Personally I find the complaining over Facebook's privacy concerns exaggerated and sensationalized (I don't think it's that big of a deal).
That being said, I think it's absolutely fine to not agree with Facebook's privacy policies or have your own personal concerns. I also think it's completely reasonable not to use the site and even to tell others that you have some concerns over their policies.
What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies.
What I think is excessive though, is complaining about it on an unrelated post about something that has nothing to do with Facebook and saying a simple tag 'leaves a bad taste'. Especially considering a Facebook tag on a different site has nothing to do with their policies.
I would not have brought up FB if I did not think it was germane to the post. This is a "Hey, HN people, what do you think of my site?" post. The site includes a FB bug in the form of the "like" button that makes it easier for FB to track people across sites. That diminishes the site for me. I'm less concerned with the Twitter button precisely because of the difference in company privacy policies and past behavior.
When people build sites and decide to tranclude content from other domains they need to make a deliberate decision about what that means. If you willingly associate your site with some other site then the expectation is that you're good with what they do and how they do it.
