Threads privacy hell

Within 5 minutes of usage my pihole instance blocked 100s of request and DDG app protection blocked facebook trackers. This should be illegal

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qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one · 64 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Did anyone see the privacy details on the App Store?Screenshot

_s1591@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 3y

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SUPERcrazy3530@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It's sadly not any worse than Instagram already is.

qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y

That's true. That's why I don't use either of them.

Jourei@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Sounds like they found their life easier by just not bothering with EU. Now I wonder, what kind of result you would've gotten if they had decided to try and comply enough so that GDPR wouldn't crucify them again.

rusty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Likely they'll continue to do the same with gdpr, just make you click through a dark pattern agreement popup.

Jourei@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

That's the fun part! GDPR requires these things to be clear and whatever waiver you sign doesn't hold.

ParkedInReverse@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 3y

Edit: Can be said for any Meta item really.

Neirin_D@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Rotation and accelerometer data? So they want to know how you hold the phone in your hand when using the app? lol

Contramuffin@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Probably meant to be a way to estimate where you are if you have GPS turned off

NicoCharrua@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y

iirc Google uses motion data to track if you're walking, biking, car, etc, so I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook/Meta did the same.

slaacaa@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y

It is

(in Europe)

CosmicPanda@programming.dev · 12 pts · 3y

30 million people still signed up… supposedly. It’s just insane to me.

sunbather@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I don’t understand why you’d use any meta product if you’re concerned about this kind of thing.

ggnoredo@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I don't, i just want to check

sunbather@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Fair enough 😄

Sinister_Grape@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

It’s even slower than Lemmy was at the start of the week, and absolute shite to boot.

ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Are you automatically signed up for this since it’s part of Facebook? I really have no interest in threads at all or do I have to manually opt out of it?

khazram@mastodon.social · 4 pts · 3y (3 replies)

@ThatGirlKylie No, you aren't signed up for it automatically, nor do you have to opt out if you have a Facebook account. This is aimed at Instagram users.

billiam0202@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I think you meant Twitter, since Instagram is already owned by Meta.

khazram@mastodon.social · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

@billiam0202 I’m sorry, what I meant was the integration that Threads has with Insta users (ability to migrate Insta acct to Threads and not a users FB account). You are correct though, Zuck is definitely looking to take Twitter users from Elon.

billiam0202@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying!