I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about Threads privacy policy lately, where people seem genuinely shocked about it. I think it’s good to raise awareness about how much data you’re selling to Facebook company if you choose to use Threads, but I think it’s also good to remind people (as the article does) that this happens also when you use Instagram or Facebook itself. Ditch Meta
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about Threads privacy policy lately, where people seem genuinely shocked about it.
I know I shouldn’t still be jarred by stuff like this, but I am. It’s like when I encounter people who don’t use adblockers and they just sit in their chair and watch that shit. I really wish normal people gave more of a shit about this stuff.
It’s amazing what people put up with when they don’t know better. It’s the same when ever I sit somewhere with the TV on. It’s just pure garbage wether the commercials are on or not.
TV is just baffling in the internet era. They pay up the ass to watch ads and I don’t get it. Online when I pay for services it’s to avoid ads, but TV viewers get the worst of both.
I feel naive but I had assumed paid-for TV didn’t have ads. That’s super crazy.
The average TV show has a 30-minute timeslot and about 21 minutes of actual show. The rest is for ads.
As long as you are aware of what is being shared then you have an informed choice to make.
Yes, this is the reason Meta keeps fighting Apple and Google when the app stores add marginal transparency.
I wonder how many people will even consider the possibility that they need to check those permissions carefully lest the social media app collect health data?
I think the culture/training of not even reading terms and conditions leads to people not checking what they give away to apps and software.
Can it even be called a privacy policy if there is no privacy? Heyo!
There’s good reason this garbage didn’t launch in the EU.
To be honest I don’t understand why people fixate on privacy in social media. The entire point is to accomplish the opposite of privacy. If you want privacy, don’t post personal stuff on the Internet, especially to sites explicitly intended to share it.
Well, more to the point they don’t want their identities sold. They don’t want to be a product for some corporation. When you are on a decentralized platform and somewhat anonymous, it is actually a greater degree of privacy.
It’s not about what you post but what data will Threads/Twitter/FB apps will trick you into sharing on system level (location etc).
