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So what changed really?

Yesterday morning Path thought it was perfectly OK to scrape user's Address Book behind their back, and now they suddenly acquired moral backbone and ethics? Please give me a break. What they did today is the only sensible thing there was to try and save the company, so they did it, but should they be commended for that? Hell, no. Would you commend a landlord for dismounting a hidden camera in your bathroom? Doubt it.

The fish rots from the head. The company is still under the exact same management it was yesterday morning. Nothing's changed. I wish Path a slow, painful and very public demise to serve as a dire warning to others in similar positions.



They still think it's okay. It's the users' fault this is a problem. Read carefully:

- users brought to light an issue

- we now understand that the way we had designed... was wrong

- we are deeply sorry if you were uncomfortable

Not sorry. Sorry if and only if you took it wrong.

- We want you to feel completely in control of your information on Path.

You won't be in control, but we want you to "feel" you are.

Also:

- stored securely on our servers using industry standard firewall technology

Hmm. My firewall doesn't store data.

- We hope this update clears up any confusion

It's not us, it's you. Stop being confused.


So many people are fooled by these weasel words I am surprised.


I agree with you 100%, and have no idea why your comment is not at the top.

This is a non-apology apology. It's a "you caught us, and we don't want our company to die" apology.

If they actually cared about your privacy, they wouldn't have stored all your personal data on their servers without your permission to begin with.


> Would you commend a landlord for dismounting a hidden camera in your bathroom? Doubt it.

Woah, woah, nice analogy. Excepting what Path did is even worse. They also retain(ed?) your bathroom activity photos forever and can do what they please with it.




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