Stefan Mileschin

Facebook has a clever way to figure out what apps to build next. The social network reportedly has an internal system that tracks up-and-coming apps to decide what ideas to copy from smaller startups and companies, according to a report in the WSJ. Using technology from Onavo, an Israeli startup Facebook acquired in 2013, it routes people's mobile usage through a third party server which "gives Facebook an unusually detailed look at what users collectively do on their phones," according to the report. Yet another reason I don't have any of Facebook's apps installed on my phone. As well, what happened with coming up with original ideas for things people would like? I guess that creativity isn't Facebook's strong point, and it's easier for them to steal ideas from others. Facebook allegedly used tactics like these to monitor a group video chat called Houseparty, which appears to have influenced Facebook's decision to launch a remarkably similar group video feature in Messenger.

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