cross-posted from: https://social.fossware.space/post/123876

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.”

  • Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    I would have said “called it” but it was so obvious that it would be the case that it’s not even worth saying it (I just said that in a roundabout way)

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    Mining our information and selling it has proven to be a 1 trillion dollar speculative industry. Not sure what they want to do with it outside of trying to sell me shit I don’t want, don’t need and don’t have money for. Maybe someone will notice that people aren’t buying stuff based on ads, then the economy will be in trouble.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not just about what objects they think they can sell you… It is much more impactful than that. Check out the documentary “The Great Hack”

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      1 year ago

      I wish I could pin your comment. OP of the post that I crossposted here didn’t even have to claim it as his work, this is dumb.

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    1 year ago

    Ok… Dumb question… How do you have ddg blocking requests?

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        1 year ago

        Ooooh, just the web page with ddg browser. I was thinking they had gotten app requests blocked and was being notified of them. I’ve had the ddg app for years 🤘