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San Francisco : Discover the privacy concerns surrounding Meta’s new microblogging app, Threads. Learn how users are worried about extensive data collection and potential data misuse, setting the stage for a face-off with Twitter. Stay informed about the latest developments in app privacy.
Both Threads and Twitter have privacy concerns, but based on the information provided, it seems that users are more worried about data privacy on Meta’s new microblogging app, Threads, compared to Twitter. Here are a few reasons why users are concerned:
- Data collection: Users have pointed out that Threads collects more user-related data than Twitter. The app collects information such as health and fitness data, shopping and financial information, contact information, location, contacts, user content, search history, browsing history, and other data categories. This extensive data collection raises privacy concerns for users.
- Usage of data: Users are concerned about how Threads uses the collected data. While the app claims to enhance the user experience, the inclusion of sensitive information like racial or ethnic data, sexual orientation, pregnancy or childbirth information, disability, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, political opinion, and generic information or biometric data raises further privacy concerns.
- Launch restrictions in EU: Threads will not be launched in European Union (EU) countries due to strict privacy regulations. The EU has been vigilant about protecting user privacy and data on social media platforms. The fact that Threads cannot be launched simultaneously in EU countries indicates that it may not comply with the EU’s privacy standards.
On the other hand, some users have also shared screenshots of Twitter’s data collection practices, which show that it collects similar sets of data as Threads. However, it is worth noting that sensitive user information is not included in Twitter’s data collection.
Overall, both Threads and Twitter have privacy concerns, but users seem to be more worried about Threads due to its extensive data collection and potential usage of sensitive information. The recent controversies surrounding Meta (formerly Facebook) and its past privacy issues, such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have likely contributed to user concerns about data privacy on Threads.
