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““People just don’t understand the value of the data,” said McGowan.

“They become the product. Things are being monetized that they don’t even envision and they’re thinking they’re making decisions and formulating opinions that really are being formed and decided for them.”

She also advises people to consider a company’s history.”

#Privacy #Threads #Meta

Source: Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say
https://www.thestar.com/business/2023/07/16/threads-collects-so-much-sensitive-information-its-a-hackers-dream-experts-say.html

Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say

TORONTO - It knows when you’ve been online shopping, the last time you worked out and whether you’ve been lurking on your ex’s profile.

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Jul 16, 2023 at 7:48pmWeb
Show threadBrainJul 17, 2023
@Em0nM4stodon it’s Facebook… that’s what they do
Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊Jul 17, 2023

@Em0nM4stodon

Ah, quelle surprise.

Bad actors tend to propagate on websites which are... well, hosted by bad actors. And why wouldn't they? The users thereupon certainly don't engage in best practices, security-wise, so they're ripe for the plucking.

And as ZuckCo also actively court the people who are least likely to engage in anything akin to security measures, that makes them a very juicy, low-hanging fruit. I do full well expect some manipulation -- not even hacking as it's so often spoken of, just regular old social engineering! -- to open up half the database within a year.