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submitted 2 years ago by Wander@yiffit.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

Yikes.

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[-] 47_Alpha_Tango@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Well if you download a Facebook owned app you should expect this.

[-] Pika@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I feel like they just went down the list of permissions and said yes to everything, they probally actually log it all too, disgusting

[-] TicklishRocket@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That's a big nope from me lmao. Mastadon seems to have alot of the important accounts I follow from Twitter. Liking it so far, no algorithm playing with your feed, no corporate advertising (unless you subscribe to it), no blue checks spreading insane conspiracies.

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[-] Savoling@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

If the general public was just aware of how much privacy they lose by downloading these apps, companies like Meta would never be able to get away with stuff like this.

[-] Faust223@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I doubt it. Most of the time when I point out to someone just how much data they're giving up the response is just "so what if a chinese person knows about me"

Privacy for its own sake has lost value with the younger generations. What we really need to do is educate on the consequences and dangers of the lack of privacy.

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[-] Dick_Justice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

jUsT gIvE mETa A cHAnCe iN tHe fEdIVeRsE DuRRrrpH

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[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It's gratifying seeing this because usually when I see these kinds of worrying data permissions it's because a service I really want or need is being held hostage until I agree to this false choice and I have to start figuring out whether there's some way around this or if I'm going to have to embarrassingly explain to someone why I can't use this service they expected me to sign up to.

But then I see this and it's for something I'd never want to sign up to anyway and it's just like a list of dodged bullets. 😎 So nice to just laugh at their bullshit.

[-] vocornflakes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[-] Peanut_Larry@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Quite literally. What would "Other Data" even be, your inner thoughts?

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