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 BrikoX   ( @BrikoX@lemmy.zip ) M to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year ago

Firefox added [ad tracking] and has already turned it on without asking you

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Firefox added [ad tracking] and has already turned it on without asking you

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 BrikoX   ( @BrikoX@lemmy.zip ) M to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year ago
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Attached: 1 image So this, from Firefox, is fucking toxic: https://mstdn.social/@Lokjo/112772496939724214 You might be aware Chrome— a browser made by an ad company— has been trying to claw back the limitations recently placed on ad networks by the death of third-party cookies, and added new features that gather and report data directly to ad networks. You'd know this because Chrome displayed a popup. If you're a Firefox user, what you probably don't know is Firefox added this feature and *has already turned it on without asking you*
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  •  recursive_recursion [they/them]   ( @recursive_recursion@programming.dev ) 
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    Personal fan favorite:

    • Librewolf
      • Free Open Source, Licensed Under: MPL-2.0
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      Same. Librewolf and Mullvad browsers FTW. Librewolf comes with Ublock Origin and turns off a lot of privacy invasive configuration flags by default.

      Combine this with awesome extensions like NoScript (ublock can also block JS, but I like NoScript’s interface better), and Chameleon (spoof your user agent string) and you’re good. Add on LibRedirect to redirect you to alternative front ends like Invidious, Libreddit, Nitter, Scribe, and also paste in a Bypass Paywalls script into Ublock’s filter list, and yeah…there’s a LOT of options to give the middle finger to advertisers, I mean, just look into using yt-dlp with YouTube sponsor block, and you can go far with this.

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    Just planting seeds.

    https://odysee.com/Bill-Hicks-on-Marketing:9

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