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.”

    • mainaccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      Happened to me. Had a fake profile to test some apps and when they asked for an ID, I literally sent a pic of my MIDDLE FINGER. They accepted.

      • morriscox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Did you make sure to remove the EXIF metadata? It would be ironic if it has the image location coordinates in it.

        • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          They can get your location to various degrees of precision just from your IP address.

      • Rocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        200 iq move by facebook, now they have the biometric reading from the nail on your middle finger

      • mrnomoniker@lemmy.studioEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Seriously? I’ve never even given it an email I use, let alone phone number, where do they get off asking for ID?

        • kite@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          He may also be an admin of a Facebook page. I was an admin for my job’s (an absolutely important to no one but our community company) page, and Facebook suddenly decided one day that I was a ‘high value person of interest’ , which made me a possible hacking target. The wanted all kinds of personal info, including a copy of my ID, to prove I wasn’t some hacker, or they would disable all my access. Fuck no I’m not giving you that, go ahead and disable me

    • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Same here. I didn’t sign in for a few years, and next time I did, they demanded my drivers license. Why would I possibly send my ID to this shitty website? They way overestimate their importance.