Richard GaywoodJul 7, 2023
the eu is at war with meta over user privacy, and gruber has picked a side
Show thread13 barn owls in a trenchcoatJul 7, 2023

@penllawen Facebook has already provably stolen my data once. What earthly justification does this person have for assuming I'd want them to be able to do this again?

(I mean, I assume they're the Fb/Meta PR team, but this is still tacky af.)

Show threadRichard GaywoodJul 7, 2023
@HauntedOwlbear OP is the author of Daring Fireball, an Apple tech blog.
Show thread13 barn owls in a trenchcoatJul 7, 2023

@penllawen Ah, thank you. I don't follow the Apple ecosystem much, which'll be why I've not heard of them.

That's actually really odd with that extra context, given how privacy-centric Apple's default position is and the fact that that's one of the (as promoted) USPs of the company's products.

Show threadCraig GrannellJul 7, 2023
@HauntedOwlbear @penllawen Somewhat. He can get a bit angry about things that go against his own personal viewpoint. For whatever reason, the EU gets up his nose. There’s the odd whiff of libertarian. And the privacy thing is just strange, as you say, given Apple’s stance.
Show threadRichard Gaywood

@craiggrannell @HauntedOwlbear Whiff?

Remember this: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/04/27/ride-out-the-storm

Posted the same week as this: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/basecamp-employees-quit-ceo-letter

Ride Out the Storm

Link to: https://basecamp.com/gettingreal/15.5-ride-out-the-storm

Daring Fireball
Jul 7, 2023 at 12:26pmWeb
Show threadCraig GrannellJul 7, 2023
@penllawen @HauntedOwlbear Indeed. Whiffs can be whiffy.