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Philip had "social problems" with the hot new intern and wants Facebook to be put in "public trust" so he can "fulfill ... true potential" for "social good".
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Assume his points are 100% correct, and that it's possible (both are not, but just for the sake of argument, assume they are.) Which nation is going to nationalize it? Last time I checked, Facebook had...
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I did a similar thought experiment regarding search engines: http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2011/06/a_thought_exper.htm The idea that a government-run website would improve a website's privacy...
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In all seriousness, the linked article reads as a giant, whiny contradiction. He wants to make less data available to the government, and more data freely available for good causes. I can't discern...
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I fail to see how a government run Facebook would be better at protecting a user's privacy. I'm sure that one of the first things the government would setup is an API or some kind of "security access"...
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Irregarless of whether it is a good idea to nationalize Facebook, the underlying assumption that if it involves the government is it automatically bad is demonstrably false.
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Here's an even better idea: Have the government make their own social networking site. See how many people sign up. I mean, if they trust the government and governmental involvement will help the...
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the NSA is building the worlds largest data center to monitor your data. Microsoft is building a cam network for NYC. Facebook comes out with a facial recognition software that works with the worlds...
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You know...This is the most salient objection of all! The other stuff (public trust, public good...)is debatable even if the evidence is weighed heavily against the nationalization idea. On the other...
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"Fixing" Facebook won't going to work, since Facebook has a fundamental flaw. Instead of being a social network built for helping users in their social interactions, it's a network for making money on...
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Think of companies that tend to be government run or owned. How many of them have "public trust"? Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but I'll choose the US Post Office over its private competitors...
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It will make sure that the folks whose guy is not in power don't use it :)
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Here is a question. If (and that is a huge if)anyone was in favor of nationalization, which country would assume Facebook? I'm sure there other countries would freak out if it became property of the...
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Well...the post office works better and is a whole lot cheaper (for the customer) than private solutions. Public education is much better than private.... Medicare....as an example of the health...
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I mean, if they trust the government and governmental involvement will help the public good, and FB is distrusted and evil, then surely everyone will drop FB and go to BigBrotherBook. I thought that...
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i think the idea is ridiculous as well, but CA's comment is not completely devoid of merit. The government does have advantages in certain areas. For example, if FB were a government-run operation,...
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Hi Eric, I almost entirely agree that true free-market principles are the best way to mitigate risks with search or social engines. I also feel history tells us well enough that government is the last...
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How do you know that FB doesn't already provide such access? Right now, they can if they want to and there is no requirement for oversight of any kind. If the government ran it, there would at least be...
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