Google: Facebook Can’t Import Our User Data Any Longer Without Reciprocity
This is bad. First of all, while it clearly targets Facebook, what about my confidential work contacts that I upload in salesforce or exchange? Now my company has an obligation to let Google export my contacts?Second, if you read carefully, the condition is impossible to meet:in a way that’s substantially as fast and easy as exporting such data from Google ContactsI would argue that since Google claims to be the fastest service out there, no one can be as fast as they are. And when they come with a twice as fast, and one-click export, it will automatically force hundreds of small apps to align or die? That doesn't make any sense and was poorly written.Third, it's my data. I should own it. If I give permission to give it to Facebook, I don't want Google to have any say or impose any conditions.