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[–] tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s fine I guess. I only use Reddit from a uBlock’d browser behind a pihole. I’ve yet to see a single Reddit ad in 14 years.

[–] Vega@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ublock is awesome, but it can't block first party from analyze, sell and use your data for anything out of your control. Use a fake account, a VPN and/or tor browser to isolate your identities. Stopping ads isn't enough to stop exploitation of your data

[–] tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, I use a VPN just in general, and wipe my Reddit history every 30 days or so. I would make new accounts, but the ones I have are from before they demanded an email address, so they haven’t got one attached.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That just means you're blind to the level of tracking they're doing on you.

[–] tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not blind at all - that’s just what I do for the ads. 😉