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Unfortunately, even with Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0 you can still be tracked by using ETags. There are extensions for Firefox that block ETag tracking, bu

by shock 6y ago

Unfortunately, even with Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0 you can still be tracked by using ETags. There are extensions for Firefox that block ETag tracking, but I haven't reviewed a specific extension sufficiently to recommend one.

ffpip 6y ago
Remove Etags with the CleanURL addons. Just turn off everything else it does, if you only want to remove ETag. Clean URL cleans many links. No utm_source, no amazon trackers, no google/yandex changing links just right before you click it. It has adblock built in, so turn it off if you already have an adblocker. You can also do it with https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-party-for-firefox/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-party...
- benhurmarcel 6y ago
  I wish CleanURL had a whitelist. It breaks a few websites.
  - ffpip 6y ago
    What feature of Clean URL breaks the website? E-Tag removal? Can you link a site here or report to https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls ?
    - benhurmarcel 6y ago
      I don't know which one it is, I'd have to investigate more. I don't have a Gitlab account yet. One example is hey.com's webmail. With ClearURL messages are never marked as read.
- mderazon 6y ago
  Wow first time I read about etag tracking. The creativity of adtech companies is really impressive
  - ffpip 6y ago
    Yeah. Almost every site uses it now. Check whether you can be tracked here - https://hinternesch.com/page1 https://hinternesch.com/page1 Visit the site. Then clear cookies and history (don't touch cache) . Then return and you will get the same ID, provided you are not using any extension that removes the E-Tags. I learnt about the possibilities of Etags from here - https://privacy-formula.com/reader/no-cookies-no-problem-using-etags-for-user-tracking/ https://privacy-formula.com/reader/no-cookies-no-problem-usi...

by shock 6y ago

ffpip 6y ago

Remove Etags with the CleanURL addons. Just turn off everything else it does, if you only want to remove ETag. Clean URL cleans many links. No utm_source, no amazon trackers, no google/yandex changing links just right before you click it. It has adblock built in, so turn it off if you already have an adblocker. You can also do it with https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-party-for-firefox/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-party...

benhurmarcel 6y ago
I wish CleanURL had a whitelist. It breaks a few websites.
- ffpip 6y ago
  What feature of Clean URL breaks the website? E-Tag removal? Can you link a site here or report to https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls ?
  - benhurmarcel 6y ago
    I don't know which one it is, I'd have to investigate more. I don't have a Gitlab account yet. One example is hey.com's webmail. With ClearURL messages are never marked as read.
mderazon 6y ago
Wow first time I read about etag tracking. The creativity of adtech companies is really impressive
- ffpip 6y ago
  Yeah. Almost every site uses it now. Check whether you can be tracked here - https://hinternesch.com/page1 https://hinternesch.com/page1 Visit the site. Then clear cookies and history (don't touch cache) . Then return and you will get the same ID, provided you are not using any extension that removes the E-Tags. I learnt about the possibilities of Etags from here - https://privacy-formula.com/reader/no-cookies-no-problem-using-etags-for-user-tracking/ https://privacy-formula.com/reader/no-cookies-no-problem-usi...