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[-] eveninghere@beehaw.org 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

viewers of select YouTube videos

So, now a policeman who doesn't like whoever YT user can unseal who that is... For a far-right policeman that can be anybody whose comment looks "woke".

I think I shouldn't use YT anymore. Actually, any SNS that uses my email...

Edit: they collected user identities on who watched videos on fucking "drones".

[-] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You know that ?si= at the end of the YouTube URL that is copied when you share a video from within the YouTube app?

That's an individual tracking ID specific to you. So if you've ever shared a YouTube video on lemmy, reddit, Facebook, tiktok, or anywhere else without removing that code one time, anyone at Google with access to the ID system can now link you to that account with your real name, IP address and time accessed, device name, etc.

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 months ago

You expect a cop to understand both the threat and entertainment value of a Defcon talk?

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