The Zuck suck is in full swing.

Not sure just mildly infuriating 😅

Also infuriating: the number of my friends who have installed this shitty app 😑

I just cannot fathom why people would see the shortest that Musk has made of Twitter and think the best solution is to go to a clone made by Zuckerberg. Have they learned nothing?

What I hate about this is that they say things like "Try the best to protect users' privacy" etc then do shits like this

No wonder the app is not available in Europe, there is no way that list passes GDPR :P

Facebook I'm only comfortable using inside a browser for this reason, and not with Chrome either. Something proper like Firefox that can block third party cookies and run it in a container automatically so it can't follow you around. I need to contain the filth.

Christ on a bike, does it want my gym locker combination as well?

And on iOS

System volume? Lmaooooo wtf

he's literally collecting device orientation data for whatever reason

What's next? Zucc is gonna ask for my dick size?

lol such app should have disclaimer similar to cigarettes packs

Does he want my SSN, bank card number, and mother's maiden name whilst he's at it?

Jfc man, thanks for the hot tip on the ddg tracker protection! I've been using ddg for a while now on the phone and have out some effort into curating apps so most of what I have is private/secure/open source, but I still have a bunch of things like the Netflix app that I know are sketchy. I've just gone through every app I have and confirmed things like Jerboa, VLC, antenna pod, etc are all free of trackers. The real fun surorises though were my bank app and my state government services app, which are each on about 45 tracking attempts across 36 categories. The services one even uses two seperste tracker companies. That's super fun!

Fuck I'm glad I have this ddg add on now :D

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Damn, just straight up stealing other people’s content. Very cool

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This will completely empty out Twitter. It's just like that scene on Godzilla when both monsters are fighting and the science dude just says to "let them fight".

zucc zucc in the butt

How do I block trackers like you have?

Surely, a cage match must take place to put an end to Zuckingberg reign.

I wonder if this is why the site just shows up as a blank screen for me?

Full spy mode

Ars Technica just covered this too.

Edit: link

I mean... many of those are reasonable? I don't see how checking the available device memory, screen resolution, screen rotation, etc are bad.

I mean... many of those are reasonable? I don't see how checking the available device memory, screen resolution, screen rotation, etc are bad since the app could use them to improve the experience. Lower RAM = don't preload as many posts, lower screen resolution = load smaller images, etc. all of which need to send flags to the server (a smaller number of posts to load, the max dimensions of images to return, etc)

Hi there, and thanks for trying Threads!

While this may look alarming, it's nothing to be concerned about. Sometimes "privacy" focused browsers and apps can be a little overzealous.

We are taking our mandate to be a responsible member of the fediverse seriously, and part of that is building trust. We have no intention of abusing your data, nor the trust you place in us.

Thanks for helping us blaze this trail together!