I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I’m a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

  • Vrabielley 🪶@beehaw.org
    3·
    1 year ago

    I mean… they’re pretty much telling you right upfront that they are. Just sitting there and saying “nuh uh” when the privacy policy is right there to make yourself feel better about using their products is fine, but don’t try to persuade other more privacy savvy individuals otherwise.

    • Steeve@lemmy.ca
      2·
      1 year ago

      What? Nowhere does that say their apps are spying on you when you aren’t using them, this screen just says they have a cross app profile on you. You’ve clearly misinterpreted what this screen means, but “just keep sitting there and saying nuh uh”.

      but don’t try to persuade other more privacy savvy individuals otherwise.

      I’m a Data Engineer, in tech, focused on privacy. Lol

      https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy?section_id=4-HowDoWeShare

      • Vrabielley 🪶@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        Well dang, yeah, you definitely know more about this than I do. Definitely put my foot in my mouth with this one. I just really really detest meta, and people do all sorts of mental gymnastics to convince themselves they’re not an awful company.