[reaperducer]

I don't understand why people read yet another story about FB's bad behavior somehow conclude all of big tech are bad guys.

For the same reason that people believe all politicians are evil, and the all lawyers kick puppies into a woodchipper for fun.

It's "otherism." Or to put it in gambling terms: Playing the odds.

[bostik]

It's the 95-5 rule.

95% of a given population ruin the reputation of the remaining 5%.

[daerogami]

That sounds backwards... wouldn't it be 5% ruins the reputation of the remaining 95%?

[danudey]

You would think so, but I think the general consensus is that every SV tech company will do evil in a heartbeat if it will improve adoption, retention, or any other KPI, making privacy-respecting companies the exception, not the rule.