2317
The Zuck suck is in full swing. (social.fossware.space)

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."

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] mainaccount@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Happened to me. Had a fake profile to test some apps and when they asked for an ID, I literally sent a pic of my MIDDLE FINGER. They accepted.

[-] morriscox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Did you make sure to remove the EXIF metadata? It would be ironic if it has the image location coordinates in it.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They can get your location to various degrees of precision just from your IP address.

[-] TicklishRocket@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

200 iq move by facebook, now they have the biometric reading from the nail on your middle finger

[-] mrnomoniker@lemmy.studio 3 points 2 years ago

Seriously? I’ve never even given it an email I use, let alone phone number, where do they get off asking for ID?

[-] kite@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

He may also be an admin of a Facebook page. I was an admin for my job's (an absolutely important to no one but our community company) page, and Facebook suddenly decided one day that I was a 'high value person of interest' , which made me a possible hacking target. The wanted all kinds of personal info, including a copy of my ID, to prove I wasn't some hacker, or they would disable all my access. Fuck no I'm not giving you that, go ahead and disable me

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
2317 points (97.5% liked)

Technology

65882 readers
1368 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS