The internet is buzzing with all the ‘Threads’ updates today as Meta’s Twitter clone app has finally been unveiled. The app is for sharing text updates and joining public conversations. The social media giant managed to gather 10 million logins in just 7 hours. With the launch of Meta’s new app, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are buzzing with memes. Amidst all the frenzy, many people took to Twitter and shared their concerns about Threads being a ‘Privacy nightmare’.
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“Not only do they know more about you than arguably you do yourself from your posts on Facebook they are harvesting pretty much everything they can and tying it back to your identity for even more granular profiling,” wrote Twitter user Theo as he shared a screenshot from the app.
Meta's new Twitter clone, called 'Threads', is an absolute privacy nightmare.Not only do they know more about you than arguably you do yourself from your posts on Facebook they are harvesting pretty much everything they can and tying it back to your identity for even more… pic.twitter.com/UAvhGlwPnK
— Theo (@tprstly) July 4, 2023
The idea that apps look at location data, purchases and browsing history is unfortunately not unusual in our surveillance capital-driven digital society and it’s worrying that BBC tech journalists think it is. Here is Threads’ privacy info, then Twitter’s, then TikTok’s ???????? pic.twitter.com/SuOSLVBfp6— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) July 4, 2023
Threads apps privacy (screenshot). These are input parameters for AI to maximize user engagement and engagement drives revenue. pic.twitter.com/M1dUemuaYS— Ivan R. (@Ivan__R) July 6, 2023
Many people also mentioned that Threads’ privacy policy is similar to that of Twitter and there is not much difference.
Twitter vs Mastodon vs Threads – a clockwise privacy tour pic.twitter.com/SXzsz4YJn0— Sean O'Brien (@seantobrien) July 3, 2023
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Meanwhile, one thing that people are missing here is that you can only create an ID on Threads using your Instagram profile. With this, you allow it to sync your followers you have on Instagram. Another thing which has come as a shocker for many is that once you delete your Threads ID, your Instagram profile will be deleted automatically. Many people took to Twitter and shared a screenshot from the ‘Terms and Conditions’ section, making people aware.
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