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Ars Technica Jul 8, 2023

How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.

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Daniel Plochinger

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I think this article's off!

Threads will not ask for permission, nor track, your phone's health, browsing history, or location data. It won't ask for access to your photos unless you upload a photo, and doesn't upload your photo library. It doesn't get access to your phone's contacts.

It does create a profile based on your actions within the app, incl loc via IP. Meta's profile on you is likely very granular. Tracking details as specific as pregnancy etc is concerning 😔