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The Zuck suck is in full swing. (social.fossware.space)
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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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[-] morriscox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They're called shadow profiles. They were also using information from the contact information in your phonebook.

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