Question: all these permitions are allowed by default? Or the app asks for it and you can allow them or not from Android/iOS permissions, like notifications?
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.
I didn’t know there was a button like that! Where can I find it on Android?
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.
A lot of it duplicates across categories, but I left everything in so that you can assess each category for yourself.
How tf would a phone even have a way to provide that data to an app? Anyone know how exactly this works?
Apple and Android already have them, unless you didn’t fill it in.
I don’t think my phone ever asked me about health data or religion. That’s why I find this so confusing.
Health data would be sourced from your fitness apps mostly. Many phones already have one built in(Fit with Google). Sleep trackers as well. Religion would be found on dating apps.
Not saying they specifically will use those to get your info, but you said you never told you phone those things, so I’m just suggesting some ways you actually did.
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This is /s, right?
People are actually suggesting that. Shills maybe?
I think a lot of those are just people who want to be able to talk to their non-techy friends within the fediverse, but who also either haven’t yet realized the full scale of Threads’ privacy overreach, or they don’t give a shit/think it’s irrelevant since they don’t plan to use threads themselves.
