AnIDFB@lemm.ee to Sync for Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLJ, what do you think of this warning on join-lemmy.org?lemm.eeimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down110
arrow-up150arrow-down1imageLJ, what do you think of this warning on join-lemmy.org?lemm.eeAnIDFB@lemm.ee to Sync for Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarekyle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down4·1 year agoI mean yeah, it’s a closed source app. The most that could possibly be collected is your IP alongside browsing habits. Your ISP already does that and definitely doesn’t care who gets it, so anyone who is concerned already uses a VPN.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoYou can collect a helluvalot more than that. Take a look at Threads’ permissions. You can collect just heaps of user data if you’d like.
minus-squarekyle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAgreed, certainly possible, but I haven’t personally granted Sync permissions to anything except notifications.
I mean yeah, it’s a closed source app. The most that could possibly be collected is your IP alongside browsing habits. Your ISP already does that and definitely doesn’t care who gets it, so anyone who is concerned already uses a VPN.
You can collect a helluvalot more than that. Take a look at Threads’ permissions. You can collect just heaps of user data if you’d like.
Agreed, certainly possible, but I haven’t personally granted Sync permissions to anything except notifications.