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Facebook Phone Rumors Raise Privacy Concerns

Posted on September 20, 2010July 3, 2025 by Dissent

Why wait until something is confirmed when we can panic early, right?

Tony Bradley reports:

Rumors are circulating that Facebook may be working on a Facebook-branded mobile phone. Facebook has denied that it is “building” a mobile phone, but that is a semi-semantic denial that still leaves ample room for partnering with a manufacturer to market such a smartphone. If the reports are true, privacy advocates may soon have a lot more to worry about than simple Facebook status updates and Facebook Places check-ins.

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