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This is pretty good -- there are a number of config options here that I didn't realize existed. My only real quibble is that I don't think people should turn o
by danShumway 7y ago
This is pretty good -- there are a number of config options here that I didn't realize existed.
My only real quibble is that I don't think people should turn on DNT if they can help it. Most sites don't respect it, and for some sites it's actually another tracking vector on its own.
I believe if you turn on fingerprinting protection in Firefox it gets automatically enabled, so this isn't a suggestion anyone can practically act on. But if I had the choice to disable DNT, I would. I think we should deprecate any tracking protection that relies on good actors respecting our choices.
But overall, good article.
- user9361 7y ago> DNT Leaving it as default makes you hide in the crowd
- danShumway 7y agoI'm pretty sure that DNT is off by default in Firefox. That's what I mean when I say that turning it on can be an additional tracking data point.
- Santosh83 7y agoEven if you have tracking protection enabled you can still turn DNT off by toggling "privacy.donottrackheader.enabled" in about:config.
- Grollicus 7y agowere DNT anywhere near widely accepted it would probably be possible to enforce it via GDPR. (That is, report the pants off websites that show GDPR popups as you've already told them you don't want that)
- LinuxBender 7y agoAre there any privacy laws the mention DNT yet?