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In the few short hours since I started using #Threads, #DuckDuckGo has already blocked over 200 data tracking attempts. These include things like "headphone status" and "screen density."

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[–] KuroJ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That’s insane, well I know one thing. This is making me want to go download the DuckDuckGo browser.

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Tom2day@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The fight is on. Youtube just started playing this game.

[–] mainaccount@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And then they'll need another permission to access your photos, contacts, text messages... They'll grab and run with everything what's in your phone. Before your 1st day is over, they'll know everything about you, your friends and family. It's just another massive privacy/data grab. Fuck them (and fuck u/spez ofc).

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Not sure why anyone would install that garbage. Even a one off install to check it out means it will upload lots of data.

[–] skillissuer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

the same reason why people are not using adblockers in current year

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