{"id":1967540,"date":"2023-07-08T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T18:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-all-your-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T14:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T18:40:56","slug":"alert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-all-your-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-all-your-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: New Threads App Stealthily Gathers Your Sensitive Data, Including Search History."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-all-your-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Meta&#8217;s Threads App Raises Concerns Over Data Collection Policies<\/h2>\n<p>The launch of Meta&#8217;s new Threads app has sparked warnings and criticism regarding its policies that allow for the extensive collection of users&#8217; data. TechCrunch describes the app as a &#8220;privacy nightmare,&#8221; while Quartz highlights concerns that the app may not be deployed in Europe due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-all-your-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history\/\" title=\"Warning: New Threads App Stealthily Gathers Your Sensitive Data, Including Search History.\">potential data privacy issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">i want to get on threads but here are my reservations:<br \/>\n\u2013 it\u2019s a THIRD app owned by meta, creating a monopoly on social media<br \/>\n\u2013 meta has huge privacy issues<br \/>\n\u2013 you can\u2019t delete it unless you delete your IG<br \/>\n\u2013 it blurs the lines between IG contacts and twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kgWSJVca2Y\">pic.twitter.com\/kgWSJVca2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lilac bambi 2.0 (@altLilacBambi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/altLilacBambi\/status\/1676993481477062667?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, the app has been criticized for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/official-narrative-on-chinese-surveillance-balloon-changed-again-this-time-the-pentagons-claim-is-even-more-questionable\/\" title=\"New Pentagon claim on Chinese surveillance balloon raises further doubts.\">potential collection<\/a> of sensitive information such as sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, biometric data, and more. Fox News reports that Threads will also collect photos, videos, voice recordings, and other audio files.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Threads Privacy Report knows more about me than me own mum!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fxQJDK1sTk\">pic.twitter.com\/fxQJDK1sTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasicAppleGuy\/status\/1676048270416834561?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tech Crunch adds that Threads will collect health and financial data, precise location, browsing history, contacts, search history, and other sensitive information. This data may be shared with third-party advertising and marketing firms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just found out apparently the reason threads is US only is because it collects so much user data that it violates privacy laws in other countries<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I\u2019M CAPTAIN BASCH (@nyarlychan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyarlychan\/status\/1677146091861737474?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Online privacy expert Mark Weinstein suggests that Threads, similar to other Meta products, will generate revenue through data harvesting and surveillance capitalism. This integration with Instagram could potentially surpass Twitter in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-takes-google-to-court-for-allegedly-harvesting-biometric-data-without-consent\/\" title=\"Texas Takes Google To Court For Allegedly Harvesting Biometric Data Without Consent\">user data collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo notes that attempting to manage what Threads collects may impact the app&#8217;s performance. Additionally, the only way to delete a Threads account is by deleting the associated Instagram account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Done deactivate Threads account &#038; delete Threads app.<\/p>\n<p>Reason ? Data privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>I will not allow Mark Zuckerberg &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta?\">@Meta<\/a> to have access to my precious data. WTF you want to have access all these kind of information ? For data mining purposes so that you can sell our data\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nuOQ42aNin\">pic.twitter.com\/nuOQ42aNin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saifuddin Amri, CISSP (@saifuddin_amri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saifuddin_amri\/status\/1677157911942909952?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TechCrunch suggests that Meta may face challenges launching the app in European Union nations due to privacy rules. The company has already been fined nearly $1.3 billion for sending data from EU users to the United States for processing.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-new-threads-app-secretly-collects-highly-sensitive-data-even-search-history\/\">Alert: New Threads App Secretly Collects All Your Highly Sensitive Data \u2013 Even Search History<\/a> (The Western Journal)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta&#8217;s Threads app is facing criticism for its data collection policies. TechCrunch labeled it a &#8220;privacy nightmare,&#8221; as it permits extensive gathering of users&#8217; information. 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