We’ve updated The Markup’s privacy tool to help you understand how sites are tracking you through TikTok and X pixels.
  • redditmademedoit@piefed.zipEnglish
    2 months

    These link only clickbait posts irk me a little. First of all, I’m not going to take the bait. Second, I’m not going to use your ”privacy tool” without understanding it’s upside and having a tentative grasp of what it does and what data it uses. Third, I’m not convinced there are any best practices, privacy-wise, for using blatantly statesponsored Chinese spyware or that there’s any helping you if you’re still on X.

    • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 months

      It’s mostly an advertisement, but the issue being discussed doesn’t require you to have an account or visit X/TikTok

  • Zephorah@discuss.onlineEnglish
    2 months

    I just assumed that’s the entire reason for phone number collection. Oh, look, this person on FB Messenger is the same on YouTube on Signal on …

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      2 months

      Yeah I don’t sign up with anything that requires a phone #. Returned an iPhone for this reason years ago.