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It is new normal, just lock your doors if you want some privacy: - Safari is ahead of the pack with its ITP 2. - ad blocker extension is a must - private bro
by auslander 8y ago
It is new normal, just lock your doors if you want some privacy:
- Safari is ahead of the pack with its ITP 2.
- ad blocker extension is a must
- private browsing windows gets rid you of tracking cookies (incognito in Chrome, but Chrome is made by an Ad company .. :)
- VPN hides your IP
- beatgammit 8y agohttps://news.mit.edu/2018/artificial-intelligence-senses-people-through-walls-0612 https://news.mit.edu/2018/artificial-intelligence-senses-peo... Sometimes locking your doors isn't enough. And you need to be careful about your VPN. Make sure it's in an area that doesn't have an agreement with the NSA, and even then you still need to be very careful.
- Symbiote 8y agoThe EU passed a law to limit tracking like this, and these companies are in breach according to PI, so "just" starting the process to enforce that law is a much better step.
- auslander 8y agoSure, pushing for new laws is very important, but in meantime, have some easy protections. I think restricting by law their core business model would be not an easy task, it is life or death question for tracking companies like this and FB/Google.
- bootaccount 8y agogoogle chrome drops cookies that you cannot clear with recent updates also in Chrome it's not possible to block things like sending URLs back to base for safebrowsing (like Firefox)
- freewilly1040 8y agoWhat ad blocked do you use in Safari? I used to use the port of uBlock origin but Safari removed it
- auslander 8y agoI'm still having broken uBO v16, you can force install it from gallery, with ka-block as a second. For iOS Safari, if you install Firefox Focus, you can enable its blocker in Safari. Plus Ka-block