▲ 114 ▼ Full, expanded list of all the data points and their purposes that Meta's Threads collect and link to user accounts. It's even more insane than you might've thought. (media.kbin.social) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by fearout@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) You can block some things (like location data), but a lot of it is only moderated using an "Ask app not to track" button, which is more lenient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mizzyc@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) I didn't know there was a button like that! Where can I find it on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) I was talking about iOS, the image in the post is compiled from AppStore screenshots. Here’s a relevant page on Apple's website. As for Android, I’m not really sure. Probably by installing DuckDuckGo? It runs a local firewall-type thing that blocks known trackers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago You can find the settings of what a certain app can access in Manage Apps in Settings. The permissions that each app has are listed there. You can revoke some of them, but some apps will just fail to start with all of them revoked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mizzyc@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) I didn't know there was a button like that! Where can I find it on Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) I was talking about iOS, the image in the post is compiled from AppStore screenshots. Here’s a relevant page on Apple's website. As for Android, I’m not really sure. Probably by installing DuckDuckGo? It runs a local firewall-type thing that blocks known trackers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago You can find the settings of what a certain app can access in Manage Apps in Settings. The permissions that each app has are listed there. You can revoke some of them, but some apps will just fail to start with all of them revoked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) I was talking about iOS, the image in the post is compiled from AppStore screenshots. Here’s a relevant page on Apple's website. As for Android, I’m not really sure. Probably by installing DuckDuckGo? It runs a local firewall-type thing that blocks known trackers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago You can find the settings of what a certain app can access in Manage Apps in Settings. The permissions that each app has are listed there. You can revoke some of them, but some apps will just fail to start with all of them revoked. permalink fedilink source parent
