Meta captures everything from the information you give it when you sign up for accounts, to what you click on or like, who you befriend online and what kind of phone, computer or tablet you use to access its products
Meta captures everything from the information you give it when you sign up for accounts, to what you click on or like, who you befriend online and what kind of phone, computer or tablet you use to access its products
I kept a blog for ten years, I didn’t write down my health info, my contact info, and my financial info on it.
And attention is being paid to Threads because yes, the access to health info is unusal. Other social media apps haven’t asked for that unless they were specifically fitness apps.
It’s bad that other ones track stuff, but it’s not just stuff anyone puts on the internet just by being there, and they ARE taking an unprecedented step here.
That was my point. It isn’t that Mastodon is the alternative to Threads, it’s just an alternative. The are plenty of systems of sharing short status updates with people that won’t involve as many privacy threats.
Instagram also collects health info, which it has no intrinsic need for. This is important to note because, fundamentally, Threads is Instagram. That’s why it collects the same data.
I don’t have an Instagram. Man, that’s intrusive. I’m glad Threads is getting people to call attention to it.