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The omission of "Disable third party cookies" is fairly shocking. From my understanding, it might be the single most effective thing you can reduce tracking. Wh

The omission of "Disable third party cookies" is fairly shocking. From my understanding, it might be the single most effective thing you can reduce tracking. Whenever I get the chance, I recommend the following pieces of Internet hygiene to anyone and everyone I can: * Disable 3rd party cookies * uBlock Origin * Privacy Badger * HTTPS Everywhere These things are all dead simple and will significantly reduce your trackability. Of course they are far from comprehensive or perfect, but it's the Internet equivalent of washing your hands after you go to the bathroom.

Mediterraneo10 7y ago
Won’t disabling third-party cookies render certain payment gateways unusable? While such advice may be very welcome among savvy computer users who know when they should temporarily turn third-party cookies back on, the NYT is unlikely to give advice that will break online shopping for large numbers of people.
- not_kurt_godel 7y ago
  I've had 3p cookies disabled for years and never experienced an issue with payments. But, it may be that I don't pay for things as often as others. My recommendations will slightly break some things like embedded Twitter posts but it's rare that I experience a site being functionally impacted in ways I care about.
- ilikepi 7y ago
  I don't think I've ever run into an issue with a payment gateway. The one major site I've had issues with has been playstation.com. Sony seems to use a bunch of different domains for managing its various PSN websites, and I've never found the right set of rules in uMatrix without also enabling third-party cookies.
doctoboggan 7y ago
With the latest macOS it is no longer possible to install uBlock Origin in Safari. Do you have a different recommendation that works with Catalina?
- twmiller 7y ago
  Firefox w/ uBlock Origin
- deftturtle 7y ago
  you're limited to what Apple has allowed you to have. Search app store for content blockers. This "story" [1] by Apple contains most popular, and I've used Ka-Block! and Ghostery Lite. I would go with either or both. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1377753262 https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1377753262

Mediterraneo10 7y ago

Won’t disabling third-party cookies render certain payment gateways unusable? While such advice may be very welcome among savvy computer users who know when they should temporarily turn third-party cookies back on, the NYT is unlikely to give advice that will break online shopping for large numbers of people.

not_kurt_godel 7y ago
I've had 3p cookies disabled for years and never experienced an issue with payments. But, it may be that I don't pay for things as often as others. My recommendations will slightly break some things like embedded Twitter posts but it's rare that I experience a site being functionally impacted in ways I care about.
ilikepi 7y ago
I don't think I've ever run into an issue with a payment gateway. The one major site I've had issues with has been playstation.com. Sony seems to use a bunch of different domains for managing its various PSN websites, and I've never found the right set of rules in uMatrix without also enabling third-party cookies.

doctoboggan 7y ago

With the latest macOS it is no longer possible to install uBlock Origin in Safari. Do you have a different recommendation that works with Catalina?

twmiller 7y ago
Firefox w/ uBlock Origin
deftturtle 7y ago
you're limited to what Apple has allowed you to have. Search app store for content blockers. This "story" [1] by Apple contains most popular, and I've used Ka-Block! and Ghostery Lite. I would go with either or both. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1377753262 https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1377753262