A community for Lemmy users interested in privacy
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In a nutshell : TikTok uses tracking pixels, so switch from mainstream browsers (Chrome, Safari) to privacy-focused alternatives.
You can ask TikTok to delete any data it already has about you.
Contact TikTok directly through their privacy/deletion request process.
You can ask TikTok to delete any data it already has about you.
The problem is always that this is a "trust us!" situation. If I were an evil company and user Foo requested his data deleted, simply deleting it would be the worst possible choice. Something simple as creating another company that has a deal to buy data from you for cheapsies. They just happen to sell them Foo's data right before you deleted it. Oh well, you did delete it so. Or just don't delete it, just say you do (which is what I suspect most do anyway).
Those requesting data delete, are probably holding the most valuable data, maybe not for your company but for someone else.
It is very very hard to prove you have completely deleted something, maybe you just deleted 4 of the 5 copies.
Safari can block tracking pixels and other trackers natively.
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.
Privacy Badger is redundant. You only need uBO
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