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.”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It was owned by a big tech corporation, Ma Bell. And then it got broken up and there were just a bunch of smaller monopolies printing phone books.

    • mrmanager@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I didnt know that… thank you, stranger.

      Big tech monopolies involved in everything, im just tired of it.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        One of the advantages(?) of being old is you remember all the previous times corporations have fucked us over in various ways. The phone company monopoly which turned into mini-monopolies was just one more example unfortunately. At least that one’s over now.