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.”

  • Tag365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    Wait, they’re trying to check the status of your headphone? That’s way too far. Why do they need to know if the headphone’s plugged in?

    • Tyfud@lemmy.oneEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Maybe they increase the likelihood weight of ads you’ll see from headphone companies, or groups in that space.

      It’s also just straight up a datapoint about you that someone out there will pay Facebook to collect so they can profile you and upsell you on more shit.

      That’s how all this crap works unfortunately.