▲ 67 ▼ A web page that shows you everything the browser told it (sinceyouarrived.world) submitted 6 months ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/privacy@programming.dev 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SHBI7368@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (5 children) anyway to hide this or app that does this on ios? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (3 children) There’s nothing dangerous here. And why would you need an app? Your browser IS the app. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago While yeah, most of the stuff is "just how the web works", it's still true that the collection of these values can be used (and is being used) as a reliable fingerprint for your exact browser. This website does a much better job at informing the user of this situation: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] staircase@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) do you not consider surveillance capitalism dangerous? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes I do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] staircase@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago mullvad and librewolf browsers are designed to prevent fingerprinting. I'm unclear how effective they are permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (3 children) There’s nothing dangerous here. And why would you need an app? Your browser IS the app. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago While yeah, most of the stuff is "just how the web works", it's still true that the collection of these values can be used (and is being used) as a reliable fingerprint for your exact browser. This website does a much better job at informing the user of this situation: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] staircase@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) do you not consider surveillance capitalism dangerous? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes I do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago While yeah, most of the stuff is "just how the web works", it's still true that the collection of these values can be used (and is being used) as a reliable fingerprint for your exact browser. This website does a much better job at informing the user of this situation: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] staircase@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child) do you not consider surveillance capitalism dangerous? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes I do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] staircase@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago mullvad and librewolf browsers are designed to prevent fingerprinting. I'm unclear how effective they are permalink fedilink source parent