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

It might be surprlus to your requirements then, I've seen in a few discussions on here there's lots of alternatives. Some apps it 'breaks' so I just disable it for that app. Nuts though the level of tracking that's going on in our pockets all day!