Comments on: Facebook Updates the Upcoming Apps Dashboards to Address Privacy Concerns http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/02/04/facebook-updates-the-upcoming-apps-dashboards-to-address-privacy-concerns/ Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl Bunyan http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/02/04/facebook-updates-the-upcoming-apps-dashboards-to-address-privacy-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-61939 Karl Bunyan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:04:59 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=23886#comment-61939 I'd mostly agree, Mike, although I think it could be critical for a small number of fairly large dating apps. These tend to buy their traffic as there's virtually no viral growth and usage would probably drop significantly if they their use was virtually public knowledge. Of course, Facebook (being Facebook) mentions health-related apps in the announcement and that's another category, although the volume is much bound to be much smaller. And lastly that I can think of: beta versions of apps where you may want a dozen or so testers to access an app but not to have their friends discovering them. The current "friend everyone to see an app in developer mode" system doesn't work too well. I'm sure there are others, and I certainly agree that it's going to be a tiny proportion, but I think that the visibility issue was quite a big deal for those apps. I’d mostly agree, Mike, although I think it could be critical for a small number of fairly large dating apps. These tend to buy their traffic as there’s virtually no viral growth and usage would probably drop significantly if they their use was virtually public knowledge.

Of course, Facebook (being Facebook) mentions health-related apps in the announcement and that’s another category, although the volume is much bound to be much smaller.

And lastly that I can think of: beta versions of apps where you may want a dozen or so testers to access an app but not to have their friends discovering them. The current “friend everyone to see an app in developer mode” system doesn’t work too well.

I’m sure there are others, and I certainly agree that it’s going to be a tiny proportion, but I think that the visibility issue was quite a big deal for those apps.

]]> By: Mike Knoop http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/02/04/facebook-updates-the-upcoming-apps-dashboards-to-address-privacy-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-61838 Mike Knoop Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:17:25 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=23886#comment-61838 I can't imagine many apps would actually use this -- I mean, why would an application purposely opt-out of a point of distribution? The only case I could see this happening is if the application is taboo, but often those aren't allowed on the Platform anyway. If there is even a chance that an app might pick up users through this new dashboard, I don't think it's worth disabling. I can’t imagine many apps would actually use this — I mean, why would an application purposely opt-out of a point of distribution?

The only case I could see this happening is if the application is taboo, but often those aren’t allowed on the Platform anyway. If there is even a chance that an app might pick up users through this new dashboard, I don’t think it’s worth disabling.

]]> By: David http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/02/04/facebook-updates-the-upcoming-apps-dashboards-to-address-privacy-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-61837 David Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:14:12 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=23886#comment-61837 "it will go live shortly after the dashboards launch to users.” After?? Launch the privacy breach first, and then fix it after the damage is done? “it will go live shortly after the dashboards launch to users.” After?? Launch the privacy breach first, and then fix it after the damage is done?

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