Comment on Ask HN: Should I make a Facebook alternative?Comments−whb076yHow can you have a social network that is privacy first? Isn’t that an oxymoron?−ben85tsOP6yHaha yeah I see what you mean. I was thinking more along the lines of never selling analytic data to third parties (something Facebook has capitalized on quite a bit). I think a lot of people see this as an invasion of privacy.−muzani6yThere is Cocoon, which weirdly does it by being very open, and so discourages use with acquaintances.
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How can you have a social network that is privacy first? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
Haha yeah I see what you mean. I was thinking more along the lines of never selling analytic data to third parties (something Facebook has capitalized on quite a bit). I think a lot of people see this as an invasion of privacy.
There is Cocoon, which weirdly does it by being very open, and so discourages use with acquaintances.