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The solution still seems to be to: 1. Use Firefox, block .js by default, and selectively allow. 2. Set browser to block cross-site cookies, and to purge all c
by Agamus 4y ago
The solution still seems to be to:
1. Use Firefox, block .js by default, and selectively allow.
2. Set browser to block cross-site cookies, and to purge all cookies when closing browser.
3. Avoid tabbed browsing, and restart browser after using a website.
I've been doing this since about 2006. It's inconvenient, but gives some peace of mind.
- dahart 4y agoThat’d certainly prevent most tracking, yeah. This new Firefox feature should make #2 and #3 unnecessary. I think this feature by Firefox is great, and privacy options are getting objectively better, if slowly. But the cynic in me guessing that server side tracking methods are going to start getting secretly better, if they haven’t already.
- madacol 4y agoI'm not sure about #3. there's still sessions, localstorage, indexDB, etc
- Agamus 4y agoI didn't mention #4 of also purging all that other stuff when the browser closes. Honestly, try it with me - it's not so bad. 1, 2, 3, everybody now!
- madacol 4y agoI don't really need to. With the extensions I use, every new tab I open is like a private windows, it has its own isolated environment. And I can still keep sessions opened where I really need to
- KatrKat 4y agoThe solution is political action. You're describing a workaround that only a few of the most concerned people will be willing to use.
- Agamus 4y agoAgreed, the solution is to work with others toward a solution. In my defense, I don't see it as a workaround - I wouldn't use it any other way. There was a time when one didn't need to do this, but the internet has become more cumbersome to use. Easy-breezy... just make it muscle memory, and don't look back!
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoI'd replace 3 with self-destructing cookies.
- madacol 4y agoTo reduce the burden use extension Temporary containers, so each tab opens into a clean environment. And use Firefox container to auto-open domains on specific containers where you want to keep sessions or have a shared profile among various domains
- MauranKilom 4y ago2 and 3 are "browse in private mode", to make thing simple.
- galaxyLogic 4y agoHow about just using the "Delete Cookies" -feature of the browser? And maybe there's a plugin that would make that one-click process?
- matt-attack 4y agoI just by default use private mode. Pretty sure in Safari that helps.