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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is what I got after 5 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I understand getting location because the big companies have country specific websites that have different pricing and products but why boot time?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

If they collect enough metrics and link it to a single user they can use that as an id to tell if that user does things outside of their app. So they collect all the data and build a device finger print then they offer tools to website developers for marketing (Facebook tracking pixel, like buttons, etc ...). Those developer or marketing teams or whoever add it into the other apps you use and Facebook can track you without you being logged in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

my guess is so google can use this data for analytics for their operating system since it collects OS version too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mine doesn't seem to be blocking anything