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Even YouTube now has a REJECT ALL button. Which is quite nice for folks like me, who always clear browsing data upon exit.

jaywalk 4y ago
If you always clear browsing data on exit, then what difference does having a reject all button make?
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  In theory, declining data processing consent means they should not be using other kinds of tracking (that you can’t block/clear client-side) either. This of course relies on sufficient enforcement of the regulation to act as a deterrent which is currently not the case.
- coffeeblack 4y ago
  If you have a /etc/hosts file that redirects 10000 tracker domains to 0.0.0.0 then you don’t even need to clear any browsing data. Plus, you don’t see ads anymore without any browser plugins.
  - 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
    pi-hole is much better and easier to maintain than a per device hosts file
    - coffeeblack 4y ago
      Sure, if your devices are always only in the same network. Or just run a script that pulls the newest version, cleans it up, and writes it to /etc/hosts. Whatever works best for your usecase.
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    Until the service sends your data to the trackers server-side which is very common nowadays (in fact there are even legitimate reasons for doing it).
- tinus_hn 4y ago
  Clearing browser data doesn’t help when the trackers are identifying you using fingerprinting, nor when they are associated with sources that remain or are reestablished every time, like a webmail login.
Terry_Roll 4y ago
But do you check your cookies have been wiped and not just blanked in MS Edge? I have noticed that despite having all the settings to wipe data, not just cookies, cookies are still left. These are my start page tabs in this order. edge://settings/clearBrowserData tab all I have to do is click "Choose What to Clear", get the popup window, Time Range - All Time, all options ticked. Once completed but this can hang the browser for upto several minutes once done I switch to the second tab. edge://settings/siteData tab hit refresh (F5) to see what cookies get left behind and thats when I see sometimes, cookies get left behind, usually youtube.com cookies, they will be blank but loads of youtube cookies. edge://favorites/ tab, positioned to Favourites bar and have nothing on there because the browser pulls down site icons so you can identify people (browser fingerprinting) from the icon combination that gets pulled down. edge://application-guard-internals/#status tab can see if its working properly, noticed when its on, youtube video's dont work its always trying to get get data, the stats for nerds show nothing comes downs or minimal 1kb amounts. edge://policy/ tab because I like to switch these around to create a different fingerprint from the devices that are accessible.

jaywalk 4y ago

If you always clear browsing data on exit, then what difference does having a reject all button make?

Nextgrid 4y ago
In theory, declining data processing consent means they should not be using other kinds of tracking (that you can’t block/clear client-side) either. This of course relies on sufficient enforcement of the regulation to act as a deterrent which is currently not the case.
coffeeblack 4y ago
If you have a /etc/hosts file that redirects 10000 tracker domains to 0.0.0.0 then you don’t even need to clear any browsing data. Plus, you don’t see ads anymore without any browser plugins.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  pi-hole is much better and easier to maintain than a per device hosts file
  - coffeeblack 4y ago
    Sure, if your devices are always only in the same network. Or just run a script that pulls the newest version, cleans it up, and writes it to /etc/hosts. Whatever works best for your usecase.
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  Until the service sends your data to the trackers server-side which is very common nowadays (in fact there are even legitimate reasons for doing it).
tinus_hn 4y ago
Clearing browser data doesn’t help when the trackers are identifying you using fingerprinting, nor when they are associated with sources that remain or are reestablished every time, like a webmail login.

Terry_Roll 4y ago

But do you check your cookies have been wiped and not just blanked in MS Edge? I have noticed that despite having all the settings to wipe data, not just cookies, cookies are still left. These are my start page tabs in this order. edge://settings/clearBrowserData tab all I have to do is click "Choose What to Clear", get the popup window, Time Range - All Time, all options ticked. Once completed but this can hang the browser for upto several minutes once done I switch to the second tab. edge://settings/siteData tab hit refresh (F5) to see what cookies get left behind and thats when I see sometimes, cookies get left behind, usually youtube.com cookies, they will be blank but loads of youtube cookies. edge://favorites/ tab, positioned to Favourites bar and have nothing on there because the browser pulls down site icons so you can identify people (browser fingerprinting) from the icon combination that gets pulled down. edge://application-guard-internals/#status tab can see if its working properly, noticed when its on, youtube video's dont work its always trying to get get data, the stats for nerds show nothing comes downs or minimal 1kb amounts. edge://policy/ tab because I like to switch these around to create a different fingerprint from the devices that are accessible.