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rule of thumb is never register with your name, always use throwaway emails and accounts.

that way social media will never have leverage over you.

threads app gathers more data than TikTok ( https://twitter.com/deepaksonar911/status/167674841107126681... )



Assume that these apps can deanonymize you. One would have to go to extreme lengths to not leak identity.


Agree but it is a lot of work to deanonimyze, when they already have people giving up all the data.

At least I try not to be the lowest hanging fruit in deanonimyzation problem


Agreed with almost everything except for:

> threads app gathers more data than TikTok

Now you need a credible source for that claim. Not defending either of them but such claims require credible evidence.


This is basic hygiene when installing new App

https://twitter.com/deepaksonar911/status/167674841107126681...


Apple App Store or Google Play Store privacy listing for what data it can collect. It’s mind boggling.


What permission on that list in the tweet is unreasonable? They are all just features in the app.




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