[HN Gopher] Facebook Said to Consider Suing Apple over App Store...
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       Facebook Said to Consider Suing Apple over App Store Practices
        
       Author : donohoe
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-01-28 22:02 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.nytimes.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nytimes.com)
        
       | strict9 wrote:
       | > _Apple, which has made privacy a key tenet, prefers that
       | consumers pay for their internet experience, leaving less need
       | for advertisers. In contrast, Facebook relies on data about its
       | users to fuel its digital advertising business._
       | 
       | There is the law, and then there is the court of public opinion.
       | 
       | This (potential) lawsuit seems like revenge for denying FBs
       | access to fingerprint/track/identify/sell everything about you.
       | And such a case would spill out a lot details for the public to
       | see. Kind of surprised they would lean this way.
        
       | Jkvngt wrote:
       | Are there still Facebook users in 2021? Let alone people naive
       | enough to install their shady app?
        
         | newfeatureok wrote:
         | Yes
        
           | Jkvngt wrote:
           | I guess plenty of people installed Bonzi Buddy too, so this
           | isn't very surprising.
        
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