Facebook is rarely on the right side of the fence when it comes to privacy, so it’s natural to be a little cautious when buying a phone that’s completely run by Facebook. Fortunately, Facebook looks to be trying to clear up some of the scary privacy concerns right out of the gate.
They’ve released a privacy FAQ on Facebook that addresses the major points about the phone, and reassures users that there really isn’t anything to worry about. Basically, Facebook Home can’t get any information from you that the Facebook app can’t. It’s just an application from Google Play, so if you decide you don’t like it anymore, it’s one uninstall button away. While installed, though, it does collect generic Facebook activity, location, Facebook messages, and the apps in your Home app launcher, and that information remains user-identifiable for 90 days. In reality, it really isn’t much different than the Facebook app.
It does change a bit if you’re using the HTC First, though; Facebook can then track apps that generate notifications, but not the content of the notifications. So it has access to a little more information, but not much.
Personally, I think Facebook is being pretty transparent with what data they collect, and they aren’t asking for much more than what a social networking app needs, anyway. Ultimately, though, it’s up to the user to decide if that’s too invasive or not. Hit the source below to read the full FAQ.
source: Facebook
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