Thomas RicouardFor people afraid that Threads will "steal" your data / exploit it? Do you know that posting public posts, on a non private instance allow anyone to do so? Literally anyone can retrieve all your public posts and do whatever with them. Meta could do the same, and they don't need Threads for that. I really don't get the point.
Joanne Stocker-Kelly@dimillian I don't care about my public posts, but the data the app wants isn't publicly available https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/05/meta-delays-eu-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-amid-uncertainty-over-personal-data-use
Anders Puck Nielsen@joannekelly I think the concern @dimillian is referring to is a fear that Meta can suddenly harvest all kinds of data from your Mastodon account. This is a question I've seen a lot.
@anderspuck @dimillian Really? How would that work?
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️@joannekelly @anderspuck @dimillian Threads can't steal data unless you're on Threads, so this isn't a Mastodon-Threads-federation question, it's just about your individual choice of social media.
@Loukas @joannekelly @dimillian Agree, it is a non-problem. But many people seem genuinely concerned that Meta will use Threads to get access to previously closed data in the Fediverse.
@anderspuck @Loukas @dimillian If that were possible, wouldn't any app or social network be able to do the same?