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I don't think you've turned on very strict anti-tracking in a browser if you think that's a weak reason. The setting can really break websites, making them unus
by mevile 7y ago
I don't think you've turned on very strict anti-tracking in a browser if you think that's a weak reason. The setting can really break websites, making them unusable or whole blocks of content don't load. Before this update I used to use Privacy Badger and it also broke websites all the time.
I don't believe Safari has anything like what Firefox or Privacy Badger offers built in. So you wouldn't be able to use your default experience with Safari as a comparison.
- benoliver999 7y agoI had to turn it off in Firefox. It was breaking stuff like image uploaders on ebay.
- mevile 7y agoYou can disable it on a per website basis. That's what I do. It protects me from random websites and websites I don't trust. I also find that it speeds up page load because it's loading less ad tech.
- Despegar 7y agoSafari has been leading on the privacy front for more than a decade. They were first to block third-party cookies by default (which led to the FTC collecting a scalp from Google when they bypassed it), blocking trackers with ITP by default, and blocking fingerprinting by default [1]. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/new-safari-privacy-features-on-macos-mojave-and-ios-12-crack-down-on-nosy-websites/ https://www.cnet.com/news/new-safari-privacy-features-on-mac...
- baroffoos 7y agoFirefox anti fingerprinting breaks a lot of legitimate web features because they can be used for fingerprinting. Most notably every timestamp on the internet no longer shows the date in your timezone and every single website thinks you are a bot and blocks you or captcha spams you.