Threads App Permission list

Anyone else check it out? They want access to everything. And there is no website, only an app. Yikes.

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There's a reason why it isn't available in EU.
- Isn't it just awaiting some kind of approval?
That is a lot of data collection...
Also, 78 MBs for a Twitter clone is ridiculous (and alarming)! Twitter asks for 36 MBs while Mastodon only 1.6 MBs!
- It's probably because Threads is made entirely with JetpackCompose
Yeah I saw the list posted somewhere, had a chuckle, and went on my merry way. There's a reason this kraken of an app is banned in the EU.

A somewhat tech savvy user can probably use App Ops and Storage Isolation to restrict all of the data and spoof the rest, but luckily I don't even feel tempted. Never got the appeal of Twitter, can't be bothered to even try Mastodon, and Threads, just no.
- It's not even banned. Meta didn't release it there knowing full well they'd get penalised in some way.
Yeah, it's why I started staying away from the official social media or company apps.
- Yeah. The insistence of Facebook to use their Messenger app on mobile is a big reason I've always been suspicious of it.

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