The official Mastodon app (and most other Fediverse apps) do not collect any data about you.
When you sign up on a Fediverse server, it asks for the minimum amount of information (an email address and a password) and none of this info goes to the app or app makers.
This is in stark contrast to other social networks which seem to collect lots of personal info. See the attached image for a comparison of the privacy policies of various official social network apps.
#Privacy #FediTips #Fediverse
@[email protected] well bsky at least does not seem to sniff browsing history… but the others 😰
@mariuszklimczak @FediTips Some of the others get even more “fun” when you notice the “sensitive data” category popping up here and there.
@pstewart
Yeah… what exactly is that? 🤔 I tried looking at Apple’s info page and it just describes it as “Sensitive Info”. 😬
@[email protected] Apple defines it on their developers’ site: “racial or ethnic data, sexual orientation, pregnancy or childbirth information, disability, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, political opinion, genetic information, or biometric data.”
@pstewart
Good grief… 😬
That is just dystopian. That kind of info could get people arrested (or worse) in countries with repressive regimes. 😞
@mariuszklimczak @FediTips Yeah I was thinking that same thing. Bluesky at least looks like reasonable stuff their own service might want to make recommendations to you.
@edward_jazzhands @mariuszklimczak
They don’t need to gather that through the app though if they really are a decentralised network.
(But they are much more reasonable requirements though than Threads etc, yes!)