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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€“] Transcendant 22 points 1 year ago (8 children)

200 in a few hours sounds like a lot (well, it is) but is small compared to some apps I use. Revolut tried to make tens of thousands of requests in an hour last time I looked! I expect that particular app is coded badly so when it gets rejected it just endlessly tries to repeat the request.

I highly recommend everyone installs something like the DuckDuckGo android app because it blocks tracking attempts in all apps. It's a bit horrifying to see how often, how much, and what type of data all our apps are requesting.

[โ€“] Nickn 11 points 1 year ago

From what I've heard the number gets so high because duckduck blocks the app from gathering data. The apps keep pushing requests since they're not getting any response. In reality the non-blocked requests are less frequent. Don't quote me on this, just a thing I read on reddit.

But yeah I have duckduck as well and it freaks me the F out seeing what apps are trying to gather. It's sickening.

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