I keep getting notifications that my Instagram followers wanna follow me on Threads, but I refuse to use it until they enable the website so I can control the data they learn about me.
So you use Instagramm but are concerned that Threads collects too much data? Next you are going to tell me that you don’t use Facebook because you don’t trust the company behind it?
I stopped using Facebook on my phone because of the drain it had on battery. I have a new phone which manages it better and it’s back on my phone again, but, like, who even uses FB these days ahead of other apps? Anyway, I still use it for birthdays (which is why I had Frost installed before Facebook broke it), but I miss the days you could just add Facebook birthdays to Google Calendar. Facebook killed that too.
Instagram is allowed in the EU and Threads is not, suggesting that Threads may be worse for privacy. And it’s not easy to convince everyone you know to switch to a different platform.
Sigh, I just realized after I posted this comment that Instagram collects the same data as Threads. I am a dumb dumb.
It’s Facebook, what did you expect.
I never understood why people prefer threads over Mastodon or Lemmy. Their app bundle size is so much smaller. 250mb for an app that does similar to what Mastodon and Lemmy is doing is ridiculous
People like self-promotion and the chance of getting millions of views for your latest post. The Fediverse is like a nerdy book club in comparison (which is why I’m here).
But threads is in the fediverse
AFAIK not yet
Confirmed, unless they have done it in the past few days, not yet. TechCrunch quoted the head of Instagram as saying that they haven’t implemented ActivityPub yet. There was no specific reason why not, and no timeline for adding that functionality. I think we have at least a few months, since there are a lot of other missing features that should be higher on the to-do list.
How does this compare to Twitter?
They just want to know everything you’ve ever done or thought about nbd.
A smidgeon maybe.
How is it that there is not an app that is a container and you can run apps in that container and anything running in that container can’t access any data outside if the container.
Maybe even the container mocks up data to make your profile look complete.
Because you can’t write apps like that. You don’t have that level of access.
It’s pretty common place for organisations with a BYOD policy on they phones to have corporate apps running in a seperate environment.
I have seperate Files, Play store, etc in my work environment. The work Files app can’t see my personal data, and my personal Files app can’t see my work data. I’m not sure how it’s implemented but it seems to be working.
What’s with the app size…
I think the current app was rushed which lead to huge app size. Once they have enough time, the Dev’s can decrease the size through
But they’ll never get that time
Threads is just another gimmicky clone of Twitter, there is not new or interesting about it plus it collects all your personal data.
people love data collection, tho; just makes them feel like a part of something
People signed up for Threads because it was “the hot new thing,” not because people wanted their data to be collected. I bet most users don’t even realise how much data is being collected from them.
It’s Meta/Facebook. If people don’t at least strongly suspect that they’ll collect as much personal data as they possibly can, they’re living behind the moon.
You underestimate how uninformed people are.
Were you expecting anything better from zuck lmao?
At least when its federated, you can still communicate with your friends who have Threads, without you having to deal with how invasive Meta is.
Possibly. Apparently there are some possible issues with interconnection between instance admins that would give Threads information your local instance has about you. I understand that there are ways to change the code so that doesn’t happen, but as of right now, there’s more risk of data transfer than just posts/comments.
…Wayyyyy less than if you actually install their app, of course. But there’s room for improvement.
threads is a great way to ban anyone who doesn’t think just like me. And i know what to think because the mainstream media tells me how to think
I find this ridiculous, but the general public doesn’t seem to care. And this stuff will continue until they do. So forever.
A bit? They aren’t even trying to respect your privacy or wishes. Zuckerberg is a reptile asshole
This is a lot more than mildly infuriating.
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Is that we we put you?
