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.”

    • PR_freak@vlemmy.netEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Even if you do not provide a real fingerprint from your browser if you allow it to collect so many information it’s still able to uniquely identify you because noone is going to have all those info the same as you

    • dan@upvote.auEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Screen density is usually needed to work out the resolution of images to load. A high-DPI (“Retina”) screen uses higher-resolution images than a low-DPI screen.