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.”

  • soft_frog@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Instagram in app browser user agents include your devices resolution and colour info, so I think you’re right on those features.

    And for a video app checking if headphones are plugged in is actually useful (Apollo used to deal with this well).

    Needing your health days in the permissions though???