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Do you think companies are tracking you in the fediverse and tying it to your larger ad profile? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm sure it's happening but if the fediverse gets big you can bet your car that they will deanonymize you in the fedi.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah, and a lot of the information is public by its very nature. I think this would mostly apply to stuff like private messages or locked accounts as opposed to public feeds.