But Facebook are not spammers [was: And Facebook sells user data, too ...]

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On 5/22/10 2:04 AM, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 02:25:25PM -0800, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon&  Hannah wrote:
> > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487045131045752567012154655
> > 96.html
>
> Wow, spammers selling data to other spammers.  Apparently the
> Wall Street Journal actually thinks this is news.

Facebook does not spam.

If you want to accuse them of doing something under a definition we all 
understand one way when you mean another, please state your precise meaning.

Repeat these things enough times and people will believe them. It's self 
generating ethos.

Facebook let's users send you email themselves, by using its systems. If 
you say no about a person, they won't bug you about him or her again. If 
another chooses to invite you, pick your bone with them.

Or are you saying people aren't allowed to email you by taking an action 
to do so, willingly and knowingly?

One thing you may be meaning, which you would then be right about, is 
that some social networks (such as Naymz) keep emailing you forever 
about joining, even if they tell you they won't after 30 days). I am 
unsure if Facebook does that. If they do, speak of that issue, please. 
Blanket statements don't fit the bill in this case.

I have many bones to pick with Facebook over privacy, but you calling 
them spammers based on a definition that doesn't hold water for probably 
20 years now, if then, and it's not very helpful to the cause.

        Gadi.
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