John GruberJul 6, 2023

Threads is the most fun, most interesting new product of the year, and no one in the E.U. can use it, or will be able to use it anytime soon, because their own elected officials passed a law that effectively bans it.

Nice job. Have fun over here in the library.

Show threadNoHomersJul 6, 2023
@gruber Meta product is fun? 🤔 I suppose if giving away all your data is "fun" as you chat with boring people and brands.
Show threadJohn GruberJul 7, 2023
@NoHomers You're not "giving away" anything other than what you type, which is the same as you're doing here.
Show threadCamilo Bravo Jul 13, 2023
@gruber WAT
Show threadJohn Gruber
@cambraca I'm totally serious. What exactly do you think Threads can glean about users other than what they're posting/doing in the app?
Jul 13, 2023 at 2:08amIvory for Mac
Show threadCamilo Bravo Jul 13, 2023
@gruber what about the ridiculously long list of app permissions, which includes health data, "sensitive info", "browsing history" and my personal favorite: "other data"?
Show threadManuel Alonso-MartinezJul 14, 2023
@cambraca Where is that list of app permissions? I need to see it!
Show threadAndreas LanjerudJul 15, 2023
@cambraca @gruber I don't understand why we should be concerned that American data from Tiktok etc are stored on Chinese servers, while at the same time it shouldn't be an issue that European data is stored in American servers.
Show threadAustenJul 13, 2023

@gruber

I can’t help but cry hypocrisy here.

Not that long ago you were calling for Facebook to be broken up over privacy concerns.

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/01/18/facebook-ftc-fine

You’ve also posted a lot of articles rightly calling out Facebooks privacy issues.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site:daringfireball.net+Facebook+privacy&ia=web

Now Meta bring out something interesting and privacy concerns are brushed off with disregard.

Sorry, Even a ‘Record-Setting’ Fine Isn’t Going to Cut It

Link to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/18/us-regulators-have-met-discuss-imposing-record-setting-fine-against-facebook-some-its-privacy-violations/?utm_term=.e698d745683b

Daring Fireball
Show threadLauren Wu (Kayna on TFT)Jul 30, 2023

@Austen @huey @gruber Ars Technica had great article summarizing & comparing the privacy policies of Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon etc.

The section on Threads is yikes

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-twitter-threads-bluesky-spill-hive-mastodon-privacy-comparison/

How Threads' Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter's (and Its Rivals')

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

WIRED
Show threadgregatron5Jul 15, 2023
@gruber @cambraca I’m confused. Why do you keep saying the EU banned Threads? The EU didn’t pass laws banning Threads, it passed laws protecting privacy and personal data. That Meta would rather not enter the EU than offer fairly primitive data and privacy protections should be a warning about the service being overly invasive, not an admonition of the EU trying to protect its citizens.