Nothing Free of Internet.org

Blog Share- Nothing Free of Internet.org. Services Internet.org of Facebook sounds have a noble mission. Mark Zuckerberg's social networking leader that wants to connect more people to the internet.

"We just launched Internet.org in Indonesia! This is an advanced stage to connect the whole world," Zuckerberg said through his Facebook account, Friday (17/04/2015).

Internet.org services were already present in Indonesia, was inaugurated in mid-April. Facebook took the mobile operator Indosat to bring the toll-free internet services.

But is it true that Facebook and operator in Indonesia provide free services such pure, no-frills anything behind?

There is a saying, "there is no free lunch," so anything with Facebook with this Internet.org.

Currently browse pages KompasTekno terms of service Internet.org, in situ Facebook explained that Facebook collects data when users install, run, or use their services, including a free website service provided through Internet.org.

"We collect information when you install, run or use any of our services, Including the free websites and services Provided through Internet.org" wrote Facebook page Internet.org.

In addition, Facebook also explained that it might share information such as phone numbers or data usage with mobile operator digandengnya.

Facebook argued it was done so that mobile operators can provide services and Internet.org better by understanding the use of user data, or the websites visited.

Facebook also argued Internet.org will provide additional benefits for data users digandengnya operators, in Indonesia in this case is the operator Indosat.

Indosat also admitted it, that the initiation Internet.org is a way to embrace the user who has not used the services of data, to begin to try.

"It's just provocation alone, so they can experience the internet, if you want more they can buy packets of data," said the President Director of Indosat, Alexander Rusli to KompasTekno Internet.org during the launching ceremony in Jakarta, Friday (17/4/2015 ).

Internet.org experience given indeed only provide basic Internet experience alone, in the form of text and images are limited.

"Later, once they feel the benefits of the Internet, and want (experience) is more, it must buy packets of data," said Alex.

Facebook is also in early May has been opened Internet.org platform for developers who are interested in joining. Developers can create an online service that integrates with Internet.org so that it can be accessed for free by users of mobile devices, without having to pay the cost of cellular data connection.

"By inviting developers to join Internet.org create shared services, we provide more options to consumers when they access the Internet for the first time through Internet.org," said VP Product Internet.org Facebook, Chris Daniels, to KompasTekno through telephone conversations, Monday (04/05/2015).

However, on page Statement of Rights and Responsibilities Facebook, in sub-section Sharing Your Content and Information, it turns out the developer must agree to some terms that are likely to benefit Facebook.

Described Facebook, for content that has intellectual property rights such as photos and videos, then the rights granted to Facebook.

"(...) You grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License)," wrote Facebook.

Thus, it seems through Internet.org, Facebook actually want to collect more data from users which have not been familiar with the internet.

In the era of today's Internet of Things, customer data such as mobile phone numbers, browsing history, search, and so of course is very valuable for the company amounted to Facebook. From these data, for example, Facebook can target ads posted on the social network to the users more precisely.

As for the operator, of course, benefited in the hope of increasing the number of subscribers. Currently, it is estimated there are still about 70 percent of all subscribers who have not connected to the internet. It is a large number of users that can be contested by each operator.

Moreover, if the intention of Internet.org is connecting more people in the world, why only exclusively cooperate with one mobile operator alone, which is precisely contrary to the idiom internet for all.