No, my point is not that I don't trust Facebook and I don't think they have made a single honest mistake. My point is that their intentions and interests are a logical consequence of their business model. Claiming to have no interest in collecting as much information as possible about their users is absurd because that is what they sell.
The reality is also plain to see for anyone who knows the least bit about web technologies. The way they designed their like button, their logout, their privacy defaults, etc is just too obvious and their public lies are a calculated attempt to mislead people who don't have a clue how these things work.
Then why didn't you say that? You'd have cleanly communicated your point with minimal confusion, and it would have let us skip out on the snarky stuff.
Seriously, I'm not trying to be a Facebook PR drone here, I just want HN to not suck, and one of the reasons it didn't suck before was the lack of snarky crap.
I would take your concerns about HN quality a lot more seriously if this wasn't about sarcasm directed at your own employer and if it wasn't about a story that exemplifies the truly breathtaking duplicity of the corporation that pays your bills.
The reality is also plain to see for anyone who knows the least bit about web technologies. The way they designed their like button, their logout, their privacy defaults, etc is just too obvious and their public lies are a calculated attempt to mislead people who don't have a clue how these things work.