The Facebook Research App targeted users between 13 and 35 years of age, with a special focus on young teenagers (who needed permission from their parents). The trouble is, it's not obvious that the users of the app were quite as clueless as critics seem to think. Many threads involved users who were considering the app seeking assurance that the research app was really from Facebook. If a user is willing to trade online privacy for less than I would demand, that's the user's business. If Facebook finds a way to distribute its research app that doesn't involve circumventing its agreement with Apple, I'm all for standing aside and letting users decide for themselves whether to accept the offer.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2019 23:15 UTC