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If you always clear browsing data on exit, then what difference does having a reject all button make?
by jaywalk 4y ago
If you always clear browsing data on exit, then what difference does having a reject all button make?
- Nextgrid 4y agoIn 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 agoIf 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 agopi-hole is much better and easier to maintain than a per device hosts file
- coffeeblack 4y agoSure, 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 agoUntil 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 agoClearing 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.