TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

  • AcornTickler@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    21·
    6 days ago

    If switching browsers is too much, install a browser extension that blocks these trackers. I asked Disconnect and DuckDuckGo to help with this article because they both make tracker blockers, but there are other options, including Privacy Badger and Ghostery. Certain ad blockers also block some data harvesting, including AdBlock Plus and uBlock Origin.

    I have been using Privacy Badger for a while. Glad to see it mentioned here.

      • hikaru755@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Uh, not really. Privacy Badger allows things like replacing problematic content with a placeholder that allows you to still load it on-demand if you want to see it, which afaik is not something uBlock supports easily