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The Zuck suck is in full swing. (social.fossware.space)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[โ€“] JoeKrogan 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Not sure why anyone would install that garbage. Even a one off install to check it out means it will upload lots of data.

[โ€“] JeffCraig 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's easy to missjudge how much of our society are just mindless drones.

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