cross-posted from: https://social.fossware.space/post/123876

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.”

Trackers, trackers and ol’ Zucc’s roboface galore.

    • Screwthehole@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s working great. 36 hours in and more than 33,000 tracking attempts blocked. It’s mind boggling

      And worst offenders are places I wouldn’t have expected, like the docusign app, and being scraped by companies I’ve never heard of like comScore and bugsnag

        • Screwthehole@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Oh ya you download the browser app, then turn on app tracker blocking in settings. I couldn’t find it at first, but just googled it and the first answer worked. So all ya need is the duckduckgo app. At least, on Android