Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ’hacker’s dream,’ experts say (nationalpost.com)

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Meta captures everything from the information you give it when you sign up for accounts, to what you click on or like, who you befriend online and what kind of phone, computer or tablet you use to access its products

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[-] peter@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago

Meta captures everything from the information you give it when you sign up for accounts, to what you click on or like, who you befriend online and what kind of phone, computer or tablet you use to access its products

I mean, yeah? None of that is unique to threads nor meta and half of that is information required to run the service

[-] avatar@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

This was all I had to read to decide the entire article is junk.

[-] curiosityLynx@kglitch.social 2 points 11 months ago

You should have read on that it also captures Health and Fitness information. The only reason it would get that is to sell it to insurance companies, or worse, law enforcement if you're in a region that outlaws certain medical procedures.

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