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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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[–] wildeaboutoskar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That seems so unnecessary. Why do they want to interfere with screen density??

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[–] pixelvolt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I don't care if this app becomes the new norm, I ain't risking all that metadata. Fuck Facebook

[–] Magnus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Oh no! the rats are eating each other.

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

This is why I only ever access Facebook through FireFox Focus and use a fake name.

[–] Tom2day@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Youtube has done it now. The internet fighting is on. Truly not able to see Youtube now with blockers.

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[–] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Well this fuckings sucks. Hard.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

in best BfME2 goblin voice: The Eye watches!

[–] unreachable@lemmy.my.id 3 points 1 year ago

"sorry, our dev uploaded debug version as production release"

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