cm0002@mander.xyz to Privacy@programming.dev · 1 month agoA web page that shows you everything the browser told itsinceyouarrived.worldexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down113cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkA web page that shows you everything the browser told itsinceyouarrived.worldcm0002@mander.xyz to Privacy@programming.dev · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarethenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·1 month agoThere’s nothing dangerous here. And why would you need an app? Your browser IS the app.
minus-squareOpisek@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoWhile 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/
minus-squarestaircase@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agodo you not consider surveillance capitalism dangerous?
There’s nothing dangerous here. And why would you need an app? Your browser IS the app.
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/
do you not consider surveillance capitalism dangerous?
Yes I do.