DEV Community: Ayhahsan Ansari The latest articles on DEV Community by Ayhahsan Ansari (@ayhahsan). https://dev.to/ayhahsan https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3871399%2F16974338-4038-4d00-8a56-4457a8ea49de.jpg DEV Community: Ayhahsan Ansari https://dev.to/ayhahsan en I built a tool that shows what Instagram, Facebook & Google know about you in simple words Ayhahsan Ansari Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:45:14 +0000 https://dev.to/ayhahsan/i-built-a-tool-that-shows-what-instagram-facebook-google-know-about-you-in-simple-words-3hg https://dev.to/ayhahsan/i-built-a-tool-that-shows-what-instagram-facebook-google-know-about-you-in-simple-words-3hg <p>The Problem</p> <p>When you download your data from Instagram or Google, <br> you get hundreds of unreadable JSON and HTML files. <br> Most people download it once, get confused, and delete it.</p> <p>What I Built</p> <p>Profiled <br> A 100% offline Python tool that reads <br> your data exports and turns them into a clean, <br> human-readable privacy report.</p> <p>What it reveals</p> <ul> <li>3000+ advertisers who targeted you</li> <li>Your phone contacts synced to Meta</li> <li>300+ interest categories Meta built about you</li> <li>Every city you logged in from</li> <li>Google search his <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fbs022rbi2xjj300if35c.png" alt=" " width="800" height="436">tory, YouTube, Chrome history</li> <li>Privacy Risk Score (0-100)</li> </ul> <p>Completely offline</p> <p>No server. No API. No upload. Everything runs on <br> your machine. Your data never leaves your device.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftzmqgewpepi2yi6ml4xc.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftzmqgewpepi2yi6ml4xc.png" alt=" " width="800" height="436"></a>GitHub</p> <p>github.com/ayhahsan/profiled</p> <p>Built with Python, BeautifulSoup, and Jinja2.<br> Supports Instagram, Facebook, and Google Takeout.</p> webdev opensource privacy ai