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be_excellent_to_each_other , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    L-N-Owhere ,

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    @Rabbithole

    Yep. That's why I call Meta/Facebook... MeatHook

    Deathsauce , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    Take me back in time to the 2000s when the most scandalous spyware was a purple gorilla virtual assistant telling awful jokes with a TTS voice.

    livus ,
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    Off topic, but I keep hearing your comments in Max Headroom's voice. This one was especially suitable for that!

    Deathsauce ,
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    Read 'TTS' with exaggerated glitching/stuttering for maximum effect.

    Rhoeri , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    And all of it 100% unnecessary. Which is painful to think about the 30M people that signed up without caring about this.

    Rabbithole OP ,

    It isn't unnecessary at all, if you're Meta.

    Which is the fundamental issue with a system like that.

    The priority is in the wrong damn place.

    Crakila ,
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    It is necessary... for Meta.
    Their business depends on the data that is harvested from it's users.

    The fact that they can't launch in EU because of how much data they are hoovering up, is a tell tale sign as to how the business is operating.

    TheThirdStrike ,

    Seriously... I don't understand how people can look at that list and be like. This seems fine.

    Contortion , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.

    Collecting so much info there aren't enough categories to cover it all

    mightysashiman , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    I had not heard of that new shit. Randomnly went to theverge, and and saw they are forcefeeding this new Threads to everyone as the “top articles”. Almost 100K posts already, 35millions accounts activated. People just don’t learn.

    BraveSirZaphod ,
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    I wouldn't say it's force-feeding for a news site to report on the highly successful launch of a new social network by one of the largest tech companies in the world that's also directly aiming to compete with a platform owned by a very controversial and frankly entertaining megalomaniac.

    If anything, I'd say they're a poor news organization if they didn't cover it.

    godless , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    I've reported it as spyware on google play. Let's see if they ever get around to answering :-P

    Stormy404 ,
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    ah yes, reporting spyware to the company famous for having spyware on literally everything they make

    godless ,
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    True, but google might have enough spite to stick it to meta, who knows.

    MortyMcFry , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    How can they have an “Other data” category? I thought Apple was so focused on your privacy but they can’t even list all the data apps are tracking. The android screenshot listed mush more.

    Rabbithole OP ,

    I know that it's just me being cynical, but in my head, there's no way that the "other" category isn't by far the largest one out of them all.

    LollerCorleone , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    What else did you expect from Meta?

    Rabbithole OP ,

    Oh, I expected absolutely nothing else.

    Fillet , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    whatnoway

    JustSomeGuy , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.

    Pfffft. What's the drama? So you create a new insta account with no info and then pop it to Threads. They get nothing and you still get to see what's what.

    Rekorse ,

    Are you really so thick to think that your workaround solves the problem?

    Chozo ,

    Yeah, that doesn't actually work that way at all.

    Heresy_generator ,
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    These are app permissions for the Threads app; so the app itself will collected all of the personal information from your phone that it possibly can and send it to Facebook regardless of how you limit the amount of data you choose to share with Instagram. The only way to get around this and still use the app would be to use a clean phone and never use it for anything that may generate or collect personal data.

    Srootus , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    I don’t have an iOS device so I can’t be 100% sure, its all well and good that people are talking about the privacy problems with Threads, but doesn’t Apple’s privacy page say exactly the same things for Instagram? Why is Threads in the limelight for abusing user privacy like its a shock when Meta’s other apps also do exactly the same.

    phazed09 ,
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    Because hating on Threads is cool right now. The spotlight should be on Meta as a whole.

    seal_of_approval , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    At this rate, Zuck’s upcoming metaverse haptic suit will ask to view our internal organs

    Edit: Kind of like this

    ekjju , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.

    Lol “sensitive info 👁️” Like what are they looking at? 😳Do they really need to link the nudes to my identity?

    InFerNo ,

    It's a list of sensitive info and then there's "sensitive info" as a separate category. Wild.

    Teal , to aww in Too slow, so she booped you.
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    She’s such a sweetie! Just look at that happy face. :)

    Flaky_Fish69 OP ,
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    It’s really amazing how quickly she can go from napping to “ZOMGERD”…. Usually it’s restricted to food dropping or people (that she likes) coming over

    _haha_oh_wow_ , to Fediverse in So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.
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    Meta wants to metastasize.

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