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		amelius on July 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Threads has 10M sign ups in seven hours The moment you want to upload a simple screenshot, they will demand access to all your files. That's how today's OS security works.

john2x on July 6, 2023 | [–]

latest versions of iOS is actually pretty good about this, at least for Facebook Messenger. It will let you choose specific photos to upload, and the app can only read those. And afterwards you can even revoke those permissions.

apigalore on July 6, 2023 | [–]

Not on iOS you can limit access to specific photos for a while now.

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