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[–] MaxG@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Bruh I thought this was the dick size edit again at first before looking further lmao

[–] clicketycricket@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

On iOS at least, a lot of these (location, contact info, health & fitness, etc), you can deny access to via a popup prompt when the app tries to access them.

It’s a Meta app though so at a bare minimum it’s absolutely going to track the heck out of how you use the app.

[–] Zulico@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I don't know about this particular app, but if I remember right, for a while blocking these requests would actually cause the app to break completely. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the permissions being needed but primarily just to punish people who didn't give them access to their data.

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That’s a no for me dawg

[–] shashi154263@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm sure they are missing some data.

[–] TheMagicalTimonini@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What does that even mean? Sensitive data? Other data could include basically anything anyway.

[–] keenkeeper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

😟 Shiettt, do I have to delete my Instagram account? I only use it to stay "connected" to old friends. What about using the Instander app which is what I use to access Instagram? Is it still the same privacy invasion?

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