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“Anytime Facebook wants to change how it might use all that data about you, in any way, across any service it has within the Facebook ecosystem, all it has to do is change one privacy policy, tell you about it, and that's that.” quote by John Battelle
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“Anytime Facebook wants to change how it might use all that data about you, in any way, across any service it has within the Facebook ecosystem, all it has to do is change one privacy policy, tell you about it, and that's that.”

John Battelle

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Source Speech: Talk on Data Privacy, 2018

Changing a privacy policy can alter data use across an entire ecosystem with minimal effort.

In simple terms: One policy change can affect all services.

Key Takeaway

Read policies carefully.

Themes

privacy data policy control technology

Mood

cautious critical

Type

informative warning

When to use this quote

  • social media
  • online services
  • data sharing

Key Concepts

User consent data governance platform control

Questions to Reflect On

  • Do you trust policy changes?
  • How can users verify actual data use?
A Different Perspective

Policies may be vague, limiting real control.

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