I think this is starting to become an interesting experiment with regards to User Privacy, and Awareness of Privacy. This is the 2nd time that Path has been blasted for shady collection / use of User Data. It reminds me of the saying "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me".
The first time it happened was back in Feb 2012. It was discovered Path would Download the User's entire Address Book, collecting Information about all the User's Contacts without the User's knowledge. Path CEO Dave Morrin apologized, stating "We believe you should have control when it comes to sharing your personal information. We also believe that actions speak louder than words". Here we are, a little over a year later, and Path is at it again. But it does not seem like Path learned anything from the last incident. Once again, Users are complaining about shady use of their Address Book Data.
I am curious to see how the Users react. I've always had a strong stance on User Respect, and I must admit I find this entire scenario a bit distasteful. I think the "Golden Rule" applies; Treat others how you would want to be treated. But even with this said, I question weather the Users even care. My own personal customer validation for unrelated projects seem to indicate that User Awareness of Privacy and issues like this is quite low.
The first time it happened was back in Feb 2012. It was discovered Path would Download the User's entire Address Book, collecting Information about all the User's Contacts without the User's knowledge. Path CEO Dave Morrin apologized, stating "We believe you should have control when it comes to sharing your personal information. We also believe that actions speak louder than words". Here we are, a little over a year later, and Path is at it again. But it does not seem like Path learned anything from the last incident. Once again, Users are complaining about shady use of their Address Book Data.
I am curious to see how the Users react. I've always had a strong stance on User Respect, and I must admit I find this entire scenario a bit distasteful. I think the "Golden Rule" applies; Treat others how you would want to be treated. But even with this said, I question weather the Users even care. My own personal customer validation for unrelated projects seem to indicate that User Awareness of Privacy and issues like this is quite low.