I have a big gripe with #Mastodon CEO’s letter to anxious minds about #Threads:

It’s not about whether Meta can track us across the web. They don’t need to the moment we start generating content for them.

Meta has proven time and again that it has no problem with using people’s own data to affect their moods and actions.

We can sugar coat it all we want but #Meta has more data on #activitypub users today than it did yesterday.

According to the App Store listing for the Threads app, it collects a variety of data, which stands out in comparison to the Mastodon app, which collects none.&10;However, this affects only those who download and use the Threads app, or become users of Threads directly through other means. Even if you follow or send a message to a Threads user from your Mastodon account, Threads will not be able to collect any of your private information except the message you sent.
Jason Velazquez @fromjason