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Same with the App Store. Apparently the app is going to collect health and wellness data about me. Wonderful.

hbn 3y ago
What does that even mean though? Firstly if you don't use Apple's Health app it probably means nothing. And if you do, maybe an iOS dev could give us some insights, but I assume Apple doesn't provide an API to just freely peep at all your Health data. It doesn't even let apps access your photos, or push notifications, or location without a runtime consent prompt. There's no way Apple will just tell any app that wants it when a woman is on her period.
- afavour 3y ago
  All I know is that the App Store lists that permission for Threads and not other apps I use. Given how much I trust Facebook (not at all) I’m happy to skip.
- faizmokh 3y ago
  My guess is they just use the same "privacy nutrition labels" as Facebook app. Probably because they use the Graph API. It's If the app uses health data through Apple HealthKit you would probably noticed it because the app would have to ask for permission first.
p-e-w 3y ago
How can this be legal? I'm pretty sure that in order to legally process health data, an entity must have a plausible reason for doing so, at least in some jurisdictions. What could that reason possibly be for a social media app?
- Tijdreiziger 3y ago
  Hence why they're not launching it in the EU https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-no-eu-launch/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-no-eu-launch/
- rchaud 3y ago
  In 2012, FB ran psychological experiments on its users to evaluate how they felt after seeing a series of posts with either happy or sad information [0] Just think about the rich data they could collect in 2023! Tracking changes in your heart rate and sleep quality on the basis of your app use! [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/30/326929138/facebook-manipulates-our-moods-for-science-and-commerce-a-roundup https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/30/32...
- WhyNotHugo 3y ago
  It’s apparently not legal in the EU, which is why Threads is no available here. It’s probably only legal in jurisdictions with none (or almost none) privacy laws.
TechBro8615 3y ago
I was able to install the iOS app and post a Thread without granting any permissions. Presumably it only wants to collect health and wellness data if you want to use the app to share that data with your friends, just like it only wants to access the camera if you want to use it to take a photograph to share on Threads.

hbn 3y ago

What does that even mean though? Firstly if you don't use Apple's Health app it probably means nothing. And if you do, maybe an iOS dev could give us some insights, but I assume Apple doesn't provide an API to just freely peep at all your Health data. It doesn't even let apps access your photos, or push notifications, or location without a runtime consent prompt. There's no way Apple will just tell any app that wants it when a woman is on her period.

afavour 3y ago
All I know is that the App Store lists that permission for Threads and not other apps I use. Given how much I trust Facebook (not at all) I’m happy to skip.
faizmokh 3y ago
My guess is they just use the same "privacy nutrition labels" as Facebook app. Probably because they use the Graph API. It's If the app uses health data through Apple HealthKit you would probably noticed it because the app would have to ask for permission first.

p-e-w 3y ago

How can this be legal? I'm pretty sure that in order to legally process health data, an entity must have a plausible reason for doing so, at least in some jurisdictions. What could that reason possibly be for a social media app?

Tijdreiziger 3y ago
Hence why they're not launching it in the EU https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-no-eu-launch/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-no-eu-launch/
rchaud 3y ago
In 2012, FB ran psychological experiments on its users to evaluate how they felt after seeing a series of posts with either happy or sad information [0] Just think about the rich data they could collect in 2023! Tracking changes in your heart rate and sleep quality on the basis of your app use! [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/30/326929138/facebook-manipulates-our-moods-for-science-and-commerce-a-roundup https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/30/32...
WhyNotHugo 3y ago
It’s apparently not legal in the EU, which is why Threads is no available here. It’s probably only legal in jurisdictions with none (or almost none) privacy laws.

TechBro8615 3y ago

I was able to install the iOS app and post a Thread without granting any permissions. Presumably it only wants to collect health and wellness data if you want to use the app to share that data with your friends, just like it only wants to access the camera if you want to use it to take a photograph to share on Threads.