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Facebook Messenger Desktop App for Mac Revealed in Leaked Photo

Are they gonna look through all your messages to see what ads they can send you? :rolleyes:
GAWD I HATE FACEBOOK!
 
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elmaco said:
"What are you saying that you want to hide so badly? I usually don't say anything on FB Messenger that I wouldn't mind people hearing."'

So you are OK with installed key loggers on your computer and cameras in your bedroom, monitoring every move you make and have it reported to the government?

I mean, there are rapists, and camera access to all bedrooms would help fighting crimes…

Are you OK with getting rid of search warrants, so the police can go into any house whenever they like, without suspicion or OK from a district attorney? Why complicate the police work, let them catch the bad guys…You have nothing to hide…
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It's not about hiding a thing. It's the innocence and dignified treatment of innocents. I mean people have done nothing wrong so they are not going to feel insulted or violated if anyones wander through homes and then see something that could be falsely attributed? Really? I find that hard to believe. They love saying "nothing to hide" as a blanket statement but then never one bother, ironically, to be egocentric or narcissistic and think about their own selves. Laws are supposed to be about justice and balance. Not for fools to say "Only criminals have things to hide" and then don't understand when they get all pissy because they're treated like a criminal for no reason. But people who want security at the cost of freedom deserve neither... but then, the guy claimed to have said that didn't keep secret his slaves or going to brothels like the Hellfyre club either...

(Of course, Facebook is a private company
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Which still has to abide by the laws and Constitutional rules of the country in which it operates in, no?
 
No thanks. Not going to let facebook try andd take over my life an replace Messages. Facebook is dead anyways.
 
vmachiel said:
I really hate the fragmentation in messages. iMessage, Google whatever, Facebook, Whatsapp etc.
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Yeah, and to think there was at one point an effort to interconnect Microsoft and Yahoo messengers, the two major IM services at that time.
 
People still use Facebook? Really? How can someone still not be bored by that thing!?!?
 
thermodynamic said:
Which still has to abide by the laws and Constitutional rules of the country in which it operates in, no?
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Laws, yes. Constitution, no. The U.S. Constitution applies to government actors, not private ones. That's why it's so irksome when someone gets fired for saying something stupid, and the commentariat start yapping about "The First Amendment!!!!!1" The First Amendment's restrictions apply to the government, not to individuals or corporations.
 
APlotdevice said:
Because we still like keeping in contact with our friends and relatives?
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I wonder how you would do it without Facebook.......I mean we only have phones, emails, messages , letters and for the one close by .... Door bells.
God knows how we managed to have contact with relatives and friends before Facebook.

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I know with the methods i mentioned before you cannot be updated with how many time your pal goes to the bathroom or does something ordinary...... but i see it as a pro not a cons!
 
ppcebay said:
I wonder how you would do it without Facebook.......I mean we only have phones, emails, messages , letters and for the one close by .... Door bells.
God knows how we managed to have contact with relatives and friends before Facebook.
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Well gee, we had friends long before any of those technological marvels were invented. What's wrong with good old smoke signals?
 
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hate how this idea turned out on my iPad... provides such a confused experience to be launching between 2 apps back and forth that never quite work right together. not sure how handling chat from within the main app was a problem. felt like a much tighter system to me.
 
APlotdevice said:
Well gee, we had friends long before any of those technological marvels were invented. What's wrong with good old smoke signals?
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A phone call or a message actually makes thing easier / faster / better than smoke signal (and no there's nothing wrong about them they are just passed by new tech), Facebook does not make anything easier / faster / better than a message or a phone call.

Again, it might let you know about your friends / relative bowel movement, not sure that is a good thing though.
 
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ppcebay said:
A phone call or a message actually makes thing easier / faster / better than smoke signal (and no there's nothing wrong about them they are just passed by new tech), Facebook does not make anything easier / faster / better than a message or a phone call.

Again, it might let you know about your friends / relative bowel movement, not sure that is a good thing though.
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You know it sounds like you've never even used Facebook, and I just basing your opinion on parodies of it.
 
APlotdevice said:
You know it sounds like you've never even used Facebook, and I just basing your opinion on parodies of it.
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Used and stopped using after few years, it's old stuff now and pretty much useless (always has been just the new thing in town that wanted to try but never really found any improvement in communications as you suggest), don't know why you are so defensive.

I do not talk about things i do not know first hand thank you very much for playing that card ;)
 
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As long as this is a low CPU application I will be very happy. Gotta have all these messenger apps for my friends who don't like or use less of a particular platform. Steam, Messages, facebook, Skype, Yahoo (;)).......
 
elmaco said:
"Facebook scans chats and posts for criminal activity
Facebook has added sleuthing to its array of data-mining capabilities, scanning your posts and chats for criminal activity. If the social-networking giant detects suspicious behavior, it flags the content and determines if further steps, such as informing the police, are required."
http://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-scans-chats-and-posts-for-criminal-activity/

Who knows if Facebook will stop there?

Why don't they install a key logger with their Messenger app while they're at it? If you have nothing to hide…
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It's both sad and discouraging that people don't seem to think carefully before giving up their privacy.

Or they quickly dismiss any concerns and go into denial.

The CNET link you've posted also has several other pertinent links below the article. Reading and taking those seriously would serve readers well.

Thanks for your excellent post :D
 
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