[petmon]

Because the company is large and the churn in the app is very high, it is hard to keep track of what's happening across the app.

Does Facebook activate the camera during feed? The answer may depend on which user is logged in (A/B test), which device is being used, which version of the app (weekly releases), etc. A definitive answer may depend on when you ask, or not exist at all.

Maybe this is the default behavior, but it's possible that this is an experiment that Maddux happened to fall into. You can imagine that Facebook would be interested in gauging facial reactions to feed items.

It also may legitimately be a bug. It's reasonable that if you navigate to a camera surface, and then back, that the camera is not turned off. Because Facebook releases so often, the cost of bugs is reduced, so the number of bugs rises.

(Not trying to defend Fb here, simply answering the question.)

[brenden2]

Another factor is that for a lot of people the value of their comp is much greater than any reward they might receive as a whistleblower.

Why rock the boat when you can keep your head down and keep getting $500k/year? At that rate you can retire comfortably after 5 years.