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Kittygram is an Instagram frontend, like nitter and invideous.
A lot has changed since I first posted about it. Kittygram now has:
- a developer API
- atom feeds
- ratelimit tracking
- explore/popular pages
- more themes
All the data gathered by Cambridge Analytica was gathered through the public API though, after users had consented to share it (by logging into a quiz app that requested the permissions). That’s why the API is very locked down now, and the approval process to get any sort of data access is very strict.
The main issue was that they gathered data from people whose profiles were set to be visible only to friends. If someone logged into the quiz and granted permissions, their friends’ data was also accessible via the API.
I remember the event, but I also have the recollection that the user data API availability had been part of sales pitch and marketing of that access despite objections from the EFF and other privacy advocates, which contributed to the scandal once it was inevitably used for unscrupulous purposes. The distinction I’m making is one of intent, but it may be misplaced. Was that not the case?