screenshot of Duckduckgo app tracking blocker that has blocked 107 tracking attempts over the last four days

Hi all, relative newcomer here.

I tend use Duckduckgo as my main browser (Firefox if there’s issues) as I do like the built in app tracker blocking (and the cookie management and email forwarding service!)

I was somewhat surprised just now to see that Connect (current Lemmy app) has been trying to allow tracking attempts by Google, Amazon and other such bellends.

Why is that? Surely we’re trying to leave all that shite behind?

Thanks!

  • twistedtxb@lemmy.ca
    2·
    1 year ago

    It is not. It has been discussed countless times already. The trackers are from the external sites youre visiting through Connect.

    There’s nothing connect can do about the trackers from the articles you’re visiting using Connect.

    If you’re worried about trackers, you can force connect to open sites using an xternal browser that has tracker blockers features.