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by imgabe 1082 days ago
Where does Threads require access to health? I installed it on iPhone and it never mentioned anything about that. That is not required at all.
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gardaani 1082 days ago
Have a look at the App Privacy for the Threads app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/threads-an-instagram-app/id644...

"The following data may be collected and linked to your identity: Health & Fitness, Purchases, Financial Info, Location, Contact Info, Contacts, User Content, Search History, Browsing History, Identifiers, Usage Data, Sensitive Info, Diagnostics, Other Data"

You agreed to give all that data to Meta when you downloaded the app from the App Store.

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imgabe 1082 days ago
It has to actually request the permission from iOS to get access to the data and it doesn't do that.

When I go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Health, Threads is not listed as an app that has access.

Maybe at some point in the future it will request access, and you can just deny it then if you don't want it.

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the_snooze 1081 days ago
I see the same things. The only permission Threads asked for was Notifications.

I think the poster is confused between technical system-granted permissions (e.g., Contacts, Location, Bluetooth, etc.) and app privacy labels (i.e., a self-declared user-friendly version of a legalese privacy policy).

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