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.

Writing Exchange
Show threadR.I.PienaarJul 6, 2023
@kreig This on iOS? Wasn’t aware they had this capability
Show threadStephen BallJul 6, 2023
@kreig @ripienaar Yes it’s the DuckDuckGo Browser app. There’s also the Orion browser iOS app from Kagi
Show threadR.I.PienaarJul 6, 2023
@sdball @kreig was interested in how one iOS app knows another is doing those things as the sandbox model would make that impossible - and indeed ddg only does that on android
Show threadStephen Ball
@ripienaar @kreig On iOS you can use the those browsers to access Facebook etc and block that kind of tracking as well.
Jul 6, 2023 at 12:44pmWeb
Show threadR.I.PienaarJul 6, 2023
@sdball yes, that part is obvious I was specifically interested in the app blocking feature which isn’t browser based