cross-posted from: https://social.fossware.space/post/123876

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.”

Trackers, trackers and ol’ Zucc’s roboface galore.

  • pup_atlas@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There is, how do you think Cambridge Analytica did it. They’ve literally already been sued over this, it’s been confirmed they are collecting and using this data against users.

    • danAEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Cambridge Analytica violated the developer terms of service and scraped data via the Graph API, which was free to use. That’s why the API is extremely locked down now. https://upvote.au/comment/105473