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[–] corvus@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Turns out the older your data the less it is worth

That's why I think is not the best approach to delete your accounts. Keep an old phone with all your accounts and every now and then watch a random video, make a random search, follow a random profile, and so on with all your accounts. Over time your true profile will become obsolete and buried under fake data.

[–] Szyler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only true for bad informasjon gathering operations. They have device id and ip address, so they know it is an old phone. They will know that your new phone is your new phone and will prioritise that one. Now they just also know that you are trying to cheat the system, so you are now put in the "watch with more care", so you will be the most advanced agents on you.

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Or to market paid privacy focussed products towards you lol.