On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Amit Varma <amitbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm assuming fear of the market. In the > competitive market that Facebook is in, if they fuck around with user > content -- like, say, use pics without permission -- the market will screw > them over. To mess with users in that manner would be business suicide. > Ah, but at a point (& a price) the short-term profit might be more lucrative than the risks posed by the "market". Also, you are ignoring the fact that the competitive scenario could change some time in the future. > > Any examples of where similar clauses by big companies -- not > fly-by-nighters-- have been misused? > Why do we need examples to express a fear. Do we have to wise up to this nonsense only AFTER someone has sold our data? As it is, mobile companies in India (& I dare say a host of companies, retailers, etc. in the West) do it all the time. - Mo
