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BootinUp

(48,897 posts) Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:18 PM Jul 2023

Threads tracking activity posted about here

Last edited Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Kreig Durham
@kreig@writing.exchange

The Zuck suck is in full swing. 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."

#DataPrivacy #Meta #ThreadsApp

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Threads tracking activity posted about here (Original Post) BootinUp Jul 2023 OP

I wouldn't be surprised moniss Jul 2023 #1

I've only use duckduckgo for well over a decade now. Glad to hear ads on NPR. Hope it catches on. Kittycatkat Jul 2023 #2

moniss

(5,518 posts)

1. I wouldn't be surprised

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:29 PM

Jul 2023

if that zombie was also hooked up with people like the "Ancestry" people getting samples of people's DNA.

Kittycatkat

(1,734 posts)

2. I've only use duckduckgo for well over a decade now. Glad to hear ads on NPR. Hope it catches on.