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I love the general idea behind the container (sandboxed browsing). However, I'm not clear on the exact privacy benefit relative to the much easier path of block
by iamdamian 6y ago
I love the general idea behind the container (sandboxed browsing). However, I'm not clear on the exact privacy benefit relative to the much easier path of blocking 3rd party cookies in your browser of choice and installing uBlock Origin. What specific tracking is no longer possible using containers that is currently possible if you're using one or both of those protections?
Is it something about 3rd party scripts that uBlock Origin doesn't block by default and that don't require 3rd party cookies?
I'm not looking for a general answer about containment or sandboxing or a nice user experience for separating environments or profiles; I'm looking for a precise attack/tracking vector that makes this worth switching browsers for.
- Angeo34 6y agoFingerprinting
- DangerousPie 6y agoIt's my understanding that if you're logged into Facebook and visit a website that uses Facebook's APIs (the Like button etc) then your pageview will get tied to your profile. Even if you don't actually interact with it in any way. If you isolate your session with Facebook container then they can only tie your pageviews to an anonymous profile and will have a much harder time tracking you across devices, connections, etc.
- abdullahkhalids 6y agoHere is an example. This page [1] has stuff from google loaded that is not blocked by a combination of Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger; for instance google fonts (other stuff from Google, Twitter and Facebook is blocked). If I ever log into Google, then my activity on this page will be linked to my account. If I containarize my Google account, then I guess Google can only use my IP or very advanced tricks to attach this activity to my account. [1] https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nfl/week-7-opening-lines-and-spreads/ https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nfl/week-7-opening-li...