desmondjonesAs an iPhone user, what information can Meta get from me using Threads if I were to only view feeds and not post?
BobDoesn’t matter if you’re using an iPhone or android. They have your number, email, etc. (either given by you or by someone else when they uploaded their contacts to Facebook/instagram/whatsapp) and everything you do is tracked and logged.
That’s the thing about Meta. They gather info from literally billions of people, it doesn’t matter if you personally handed it over or not. Everyone who has your info — name, phone number, email, work number, etc. has probably already shared all or some of it with Meta. The moment you sign up and give them any info at all that matches your info in someone’s contacts, they’ll know it’s you.
If you don’t want them tracking you, your only option is to not use their services and block all their trackers. They’ll have your info anyway, but at least they won’t be able to track your activity.
InfiniteGlitchWhat if I would use an dummy email and refuse to add contacts? Purely to just use the app to view content.
Though, can’t use it anyway. Europe.
You’re only thinking about the surface level of the issue. The tracking rabbit hole goes incredibly deep. There’s so much shit happening behind the scenes when you browse the internet that if you could see it all laid out in front of you you would probably gag. It’s almost impossible for the average internet user to avoid their tracking methods.