{"id":4279,"date":"2023-07-08T07:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/startups\/how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T07:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:21:20","slug":"how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=4279","title":{"rendered":"How Threads\u2019 Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter\u2019s (and Its Rivals\u2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meta’s long-awaited Twitter<\/span> alternative is here, and it’s called Threads. The new social media app launches at a time when alternatives, like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Spill, are vying for users who are dissatisfied with Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter’s user experience, with its newly introduced rate limits and an uptick in hate speech.<\/p>\n

Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, so the company\u2019s attempt to recreate an online experience similar to Twitter is likely to attract plenty of normies, lurkers, and nomadic shitposters. Meta is working to incorporate Threads as part of the online Fediverse, a group of shared servers where users can interact across multiple platforms.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hesitant to share your personal data with a company on the receiving end of a billion dollar fine, that\u2019s understandable. For those who are curious, however, here\u2019s what we know about the service\u2019s privacy policy, what data you hand over when you sign up, and how it compares to the data collected by other options.<\/p>\n

Threads<\/p>\n

Threads (Android, Apple) potentially collects a wide assortment of personal data that remains connected to you, based on the information available in Apple\u2019s App Store, from your purchase history and physical address to your browsing history and health information. \u201cSensitive information\u201d is also listed as a type of data collected by the Threads app. Some information this could include is your race, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, and religion as well as your biometric data.<\/p>\n

Threads falls under the larger privacy policy covering Meta\u2019s other social media platforms. Want to see the whole thing? You can read it for yourself here. There\u2019s one caveat, though. The app has a supplemental privacy policy that\u2019s also worth reading. A noteworthy detail from this document is that while you\u2019re able to deactivate your Threads account whenever, you must delete your Instagram if you fully want to delete your Threads account.<\/p>\n

Below is all the data collected by Threads that\u2019s mentioned in the App Store. Do you have the Facebook or Instagram app on your phone? Keep in mind that this data collection by Meta is comparable to the data those apps collect about you.<\/p>\n

For Android users, the Google Play Store doesn\u2019t require you to hand over the same amount of extensive data to try out Threads. You have more control than Apple users, since you can granularly toggle what personal data is shared with apps.<\/p>\n

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