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A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook (www.engadget.com)

submitted 2 years ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

try to get them to atleast WhatsApp

WhatsApp is also owned by Facebook, so switching to that from Messenger is a bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago

Yeah but that doesn't prevent them from snooping directly on the app. For example they can look at who you're talking to the most, or extract topics of interest from your conversations ("talking about cats? let's sell them cat food")

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