Christopher HamiltonI just cannot think of any good reasons for a chat app to request access to your credit score, medical records, fitness data, web browsing history, sexual orientation, text messages, etc.
Yet #Threads does and it is fucking gross
Albert ARIBAUD ✎@39digits Not only is this gross but also, from a GDPR perspective, it is grossly illegal. There is absolutely zero reason that Meta would need that information in order to provide the service.
@aaribaud Thankfully it is optional meaning the user should be given the chance to opt-in/opt-out before it is collected for the first time.
But I can think of zero reasons these items even need to be in scope though 😐
These should certainly *not* be opt-out, which, again, would run contrary to the GDPR.
Only strict opt-in might be allowable (i.e., forget pre-selected option patterns), and even then, not opting in must cause no restriction on use.
And even opt-in might still be contrary to GDPR here, which does not allow data collection "just because the collector feels like they want it".
@39digits "Well, yes, we would like to collect your financial records, because, you know, in case somewhere someone just happened to provide valuable financial advice that might be adapted to your economic situation, we could let them know you ex-- ^W^W^W^W^W let you know they exist."
@aaribaud "We couldn't help notice you haven't completed your fitness rings 5 days in a row now...so here's an advert for gym memberships in your area based on your location data"
Which *might* work in a gym/health app/site, not in a social network.