Comments on: Facebook Application Safety http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/2009/03/02/facebook-app-safety/ Computers, Coffee and Pedantry Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Damian Nicholson http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/2009/03/02/facebook-app-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Damian Nicholson Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/?p=30#comment-23 I think those stories are the minority to be honest, and obviously when your creating an app which piggybacks another service, there's always going to be substantial risks involved, which is something you have to factor in at the outset. I don't think apple are in the position to be biased about these sorts of things as it enriches their business. The same would go for Facebook in my opinion. Note: I'm beginning to dislike Facebook all together! I think those stories are the minority to be honest, and obviously when your creating an app which piggybacks another service, there’s always going to be substantial risks involved, which is something you have to factor in at the outset. I don’t think apple are in the position to be biased about these sorts of things as it enriches their business. The same would go for Facebook in my opinion.

Note: I’m beginning to dislike Facebook all together!

]]> By: Robert Dorrian http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/2009/03/02/facebook-app-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Robert Dorrian Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:54:52 +0000 http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/?p=30#comment-22 The problems with the Apple app store would possibly apply here: There's stories of developers being dissuaded from iPhone development because of how slow the approval process is, getting refused for weird reasons, constantly changing the secret rules and that non-disclosure agreement they enforce! Also, I don't think a "network of trust" is anywhere near what Facebook have or aim to achieve :p The problems with the Apple app store would possibly apply here: There’s stories of developers being dissuaded from iPhone development because of how slow the approval process is, getting refused for weird reasons, constantly changing the secret rules and that non-disclosure agreement they enforce!

Also, I don’t think a “network of trust” is anywhere near what Facebook have or aim to achieve :p

]]> By: Damian Nicholson http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/2009/03/02/facebook-app-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Damian Nicholson Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:59:47 +0000 http://blog.ten-24.co.uk/?p=30#comment-21 Took me a while to get on this, but yeah I agree for the most part. Though I don't think there's anything wrong with a vetting process as it would drastically cut down on most of the nasty occurrences pointed out here here. I mean just look at the iPhone stuff available from the app store, I don't see their process slowing down business at all over there. Sure you have to jump through a few hoops to get accepted, but that's a minor hindrance to someone with good intentions and a half decent app. I'm sure Facebook have the money, brains and manpower to set something like this up, as a "truly open" system will never work without some form of moderation, as you can't guarantee a network of trust with 3rd party apps flying about all over the place. Took me a while to get on this, but yeah I agree for the most part. Though I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a vetting process as it would drastically cut down on most of the nasty occurrences pointed out here here. I mean just look at the iPhone stuff available from the app store, I don’t see their process slowing down business at all over there. Sure you have to jump through a few hoops to get accepted, but that’s a minor hindrance to someone with good intentions and a half decent app. I’m sure Facebook have the money, brains and manpower to set something like this up, as a “truly open” system will never work without some form of moderation, as you can’t guarantee a network of trust with 3rd party apps flying about all over the place.

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