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 alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

Suicide Hotlines Promise Anonymity. Dozens of Their Websites Send Sensitive Data to Facebook

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 alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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    JS is first-party only, but as a PSA, Lemmy does not proxy images, so for someone could use ![](https://example.com/tracker.png), and loading the comment will contact example.com.

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      Yeah. Good point. Might be a good feature to add…

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