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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."

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[-] Tag365@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Wait, they're trying to check the status of your headphone? That's way too far. Why do they need to know if the headphone's plugged in?

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe they increase the likelihood weight of ads you'll see from headphone companies, or groups in that space.

It's also just straight up a datapoint about you that someone out there will pay Facebook to collect so they can profile you and upsell you on more shit.

That's how all this crap works unfortunately.

[-] alextastic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just for fun. 🤪

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