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Well, it's a PDF reader that doesn't come with a tracking package, so in a way—yes.
by rpastuszak 6y ago
Well, it's a PDF reader that doesn't come with a tracking package, so in a way—yes.
- inetknght 6y ago> it's a PDF reader that doesn't come with a tracking package Uh, what? Firefox supports javascript. PDFs support javascript. Javascript empowers tracking.
- Hamuko 6y agoFirefox PDF support is actually Javascript. https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js
- MCOfficer 6y agofollowing that logic - every browser that supports cookies comes with a tracking package - electron comes with a tracking package - every language interpreter, runtime or compiler is a tracking package. - your OS can run tracking software, thus coming with a tracking package. - Anyone carrying their phone comes with a tracking package Hang on, did you just post something on the internet? Your HN account comes with a tracking package!
- gspr 6y agoWhat's the problem with the Poppler-based ones? I've been producing (with LaTeX) and consuming (with Poppler/Okular) PDFs for a decade and never once have I had to worry about anything related to the format (including tracking).
- rpastuszak 6y agoPoppler looks great! But, I _just_ learned about it and I don't think that the majority of population, say, outside of HN knows about its existence, so it's good to have a fairly mainstream alternative available. OK, Firefox is, sadly, far from being a mainstream browser nowadays, but still I suspect it has a larger user base than Poppler.
- gpvos 6y agoWhich PDF readers contain tracking? Anyway, there are several open-source ones that don't.
- ilikehurdles 6y agoAcrobat and Chrome come to mind.