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TL;DR: - Blocking requests to known trackers - Remove utm_ and other such parameters from URLs - Fingerprinting resistance - Extension disabling - Cap thir

by Aachen 2y ago

TL;DR: - Blocking requests to known trackers - Remove utm_ and other such parameters from URLs - Fingerprinting resistance - Extension disabling - Cap third-party cookie lifetimes - Partitioning for sessionStorage and blob URLs - Proxying encrypted-to-the-resolver DNS traffic - Proxying HTTP, but only when it's unencrypted With a subscription, you also get per-tab sessions and a VPN --- The fingerprinting resistance is interesting as it claims to remove user behaviour characteristics like typing speed and how you move the cursor. Does it fire keyboard events with randomised delays and adds random offsets to mouse locations or how could this work? Games would be unplayable with mouse offsets and random input lag, but if that's not it, then the website gets the data so this has to be it right? For canvas specifically, they say there'll be small but probably visible artifacts from noise injections. So no web-based photo editing in private navigation? Curious how this'll work out in practice Also cool is that they offer an open platform (Mastodon) as a place where you can respond to the author!

lapcat 2y ago
> - Remove utm_ and other such parameters from URLs Incorrect. Safari does not remove utm_ parameters. See: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/6/2.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/6/2.html
- Aachen 2y ago
  That article doesn't really say either way? It doesn't mention utm nor give a list of what's removed nor link to such a list (at least not the two links I tried). But if you found the list somewhere I'll take your word for it that utm isn't on there specifically; I should have used more generic phrasing though this did seem like an immediately recognisable "ah, that's what's meant" example
  - lapcat 2y ago
    The list is downloaded on disk to macOS. The article gives the location on disk, where Mac users can see it for themselves.
    - Aachen 2y ago
      Lol very useful for an online comment thread
      - lapcat 2y ago
        > Lol very useful for an online comment thread I don't know why you're loling. Do you expect me to paste the entire file contents into this comment thread? If you're a Mac user, then you can easily see the file on your own Mac. My blog post was written for Mac users. And the WebKit blog post was written for Apple Safari users on Mac and iPhone. In any case, you already said "I'll take your word for it that utm isn't on there specifically", so I don't know why this particular detail needs further debate.

by Aachen 2y ago

lapcat 2y ago

> - Remove utm_ and other such parameters from URLs Incorrect. Safari does not remove utm_ parameters. See: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/6/2.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/6/2.html

Aachen 2y ago
That article doesn't really say either way? It doesn't mention utm nor give a list of what's removed nor link to such a list (at least not the two links I tried). But if you found the list somewhere I'll take your word for it that utm isn't on there specifically; I should have used more generic phrasing though this did seem like an immediately recognisable "ah, that's what's meant" example
- lapcat 2y ago
  The list is downloaded on disk to macOS. The article gives the location on disk, where Mac users can see it for themselves.
  - Aachen 2y ago
    Lol very useful for an online comment thread
    - lapcat 2y ago
      > Lol very useful for an online comment thread I don't know why you're loling. Do you expect me to paste the entire file contents into this comment thread? If you're a Mac user, then you can easily see the file on your own Mac. My blog post was written for Mac users. And the WebKit blog post was written for Apple Safari users on Mac and iPhone. In any case, you already said "I'll take your word for it that utm isn't on there specifically", so I don't know why this particular detail needs further debate.