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@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social If you use instagram you give them the exact same data. Threads is essentially based off of instagram’s data, so yeah threads also has access to the exact same data.Also to add on this a lot of this is opt-in ,i.e., you can choose whether or not to give access to nor not. #threads

@dascandy42@mastodon.social @Deeso@mastodon.social @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social They are not allowed to do that as per the store guidelines for both apple and google. Their app submissions would be rejected. So for example a navigation app requires you to give it location access , but if for some reason it also requires access to your contacts for navigation that app will not pass the app review process and the dev will have to make the necessary changes but my main point remains “Transparency” is imp

@Deeso@mastodon.social @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social Both Apple and Google will show pop-ups while setting up the app, though you likely won’t have a lot of option if you use the website instead of the app. One thing I agree with is companies should be more transparent about what data they take from you and more importantly how they store it. But having a completely free app is impossible so you either pay , or opt out of targeted advertising and see random ads on your feed.

@Deeso@mastodon.social @dascandy42@mastodon.social @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social A lot of the times it’s actually easier for them to just pay the fines.

@Deeso@mastodon.social @dascandy42@mastodon.social @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social Not saying that it exempts them from the law ….but in a lot of cases they will pay the fine rather than comply with laws and regulations

@dascandy42@mastodon.social @Deeso@mastodon.social @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop @clifff@shakedown.social Apple and google will do it , when it violates their app guidelines, they may manage to sneak one in but it will eventually be caught and have to be rectified. The second part not surprising , any codebase used for so many years and worked on by mutiple devs will have such issues.