KreigJul 6, 2023

The Zuck suck is in full swing. 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."

EDIT for clarity: The 200+ attempts *may* have been overcounted as DDG hadn't tooled their VPN for Threads yet.

#DataPrivacy #Meta #ThreadsApp

EDIT: To anyone who is using this post to bash anyone and everyone who is using Threads, please read this https://writing.exchange/@kreig/110673494921536371

Kreig Durham (@[email protected])

Since my post about the #DuckDuckGo app and #Threads is still getting lots of attention, I want to be clear about how I actually feel about #DataPrivacy. It's a lot like #recycling. Yeah it's a good thing to protect your own personal data, but if we're being honest, it's not effective on an individual scale. We need good legislation at a national level to meaningfully change the game for the benefit of us all. Until then, no matter how careful you are, you're still being negatively affected.

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@kreig it's not the data it tried to collect, it's what Facebook is KNOWN to collect. many of those are probably KNOWN to collect from Facebook the service's ToS, and not the actual data it tried to get from Threads.

that being said, it's still a pile of garbage that I wouldn't touch with a 6 ft Pole.

Jul 6, 2023 at 6:17amWeb