Facebook's New Browser

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CPA Andrew

For everyone that doesn't know Facebook has now teamed up with company RockMelt and made a new platform for a new browser.

What are your thoughts?

When you download the browser you have to immediately "Login" with Facebook and it asks for ALOT. Anyone that is a fb developer would know that the access they have is huge. Your inbox, if your online, your friends lists, your privacy info, access to your data (even when you're offline), can paste on your wall as you, your chat and your photos and videos.

Invasion of privacy? :rolleyes:

~CPA Andrew

Can't really be an invasion of privacy if people are signing up to use their services willingly.

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CPA Andrew 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Robert M Gouge

Can't really be an invasion of privacy if people are signing up to use their services willingly.

True, but the point being is all this access 'really' needed? I mean it's a browser that you surf the web on. Not a place where collecting photos of you is needed. I don't remember chrome, safari, firefox or ie asking for all that. :rolleyes:

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scrofford

13 years ago

I used Rockmelt for a while and I think it had an upgrade and I didn't like it so I went back to Firefox. My wife uses Rockmelt and she seems to like it. If you are an avid FB junkie it's awesome. I would just rather use something a bit more professional.

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Giftys

13 years ago

Like Google, they're just trying to keep it all interconnected. The more access they have to your personal info. the more functionality their individual services have collectively. For the record, I don't like it either. I think these companies should be regulated to have this stuff turned "off" by default rather than the default "on".

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WillR

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Giftys

For the record, I don't like it either. I think these companies should be regulated to have this stuff turned "off" by default rather than the default "on".

Facebook have always been a let down in this area. They are well known for releasing new features that implicate people's personal information and they don't make anyone aware of it. It is then up to you to turn that feature off in your security settings. It should never be on to start with.

They have a really backward view on dealing with people's information and privacy and I can't help but think it is going to be what destroys them in the future. People will only put up with this crap for so long.

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gforces

13 years ago

Originally Posted by WillR

Facebook have always been a let down in this area. They are well known for releasing new features that implicate people's personal information and they don't make anyone aware of it. It is then up to you to turn that feature off in your security settings. It should never be on to start with.

They have a really backward view on dealing with people's information and privacy and I can't help but think it is going to be what destroys them in the future. People will only put up with this crap for so long.

Couldn't agree more. I think what will happen is... people have flocked like lemmings to social networks like FB and will flock away again when they either see what it's doing to them and with their personal info or some other 'bright and shiny thing' comes along for them to lemming off to again.

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gforces

13 years ago

Basically it's permission marketing right. People who are willing to give access to all that personal information are just becoming a part of that system. As such I don't see it as an invasion of privacy.... it's people saying I don't care about my privacy, it's all yours, study it, use it, and give back something that 'fits' me. Personally I don't want to hand control of what I consume over to some 'system', I want to be able to go out and find what I want to consume myself. I reckon it's going to turn a lot of people into passive zombies. Any of you see Wall-E? All those zombified fatties having all their needs catered to by a computerized system. Hmmm... what does the future hold?

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Sumit Menon

13 years ago

Rockmelt is not NEW! It's been around for a while.

It is nice but misses one simple feature that happens to be the deal breaker for me-

Integration of Facebook Lists into Rockmelt chat. Right now, let's say there are two people online, one of whom I wanna talk to and the other one I don't, there is no way I could do this because I would have to log off of chat for both of them.

With Facebook Lists I could just put the other person in another list and turn off chat just for that list. If I have to make this work on Rockmelt, I have to login through another browser, put that person in the No Chat list and switch to Rockmelt. This just defeats the purpose of having a "Facebook" broswer.

I would switch to Rockmelt the day they add this feature (especially after FF5). But, until then it's Firefox for me.

Sumit.

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CPA Andrew 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Sumit Menon

Rockmelt is not NEW! It's been around for a while.

I know it's not new. I just said that they partnered with FB and made a new platform to be run on the browser.

P.S. Some good thoughts in here.

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- Sumit Menon 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by CPA Andrew
  
  I know it's new. I just said that they partnered with FB and made a new platform to be run on the browser.
  
  P.S. Some good thoughts in here.
  
  ~CPA Andrew
  
  Oh.. okay. I misread the post. Sorry.
  
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seotechnician

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CPA Andrew

For everyone that doesn't know Facebook has now teamed up with company RockMelt and made a new platform for a new browser.

What are your thoughts?

When you download the browser you have to immediately "Login" with Facebook and it asks for ALOT. Anyone that is a fb developer would know that the access they have is huge. Your inbox, if your online, your friends lists, your privacy info, access to your data (even when you're offline), can paste on your wall as you, your chat and your photos and videos.

Unknowingly invasion of privacy? You Decide. :rolleyes:

~CPA Andrew

As a web database administrator - this is definitely an invasion of privacy. People do not think about giving up privacy as dangerous - but what about Adolf Hitler asking all the Jews to register. Sure - the information is not in the hands of dangerous men right now ... however once it is compiled ... do you really trust who they might give the information to? (or rather who might demand it?)

Facebook already has more information about people registered with facebook including their habits, friends (connections) and so much more! A browser is one more step.

Now facebook's database will have what you search for each and every day along with your friends and other connections.

It gives whoever has access to facebook's database a lot of power!

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sbucciarel

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by CPA Andrew

When you download the browser you have to immediately "Login" with Facebook and it asks for ALOT. Anyone that is a fb developer would know that the access they have is huge. Your inbox, if your online, your friends lists, your privacy info, access to your data (even when you're offline), can paste on your wall as you, your chat and your photos and videos.

Unknowingly invasion of privacy? You Decide. :rolleyes:

~CPA Andrew

I wouldn't be interested in a browser that requires a Facebook login. Who needs that? I'll stick with Firefox