Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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At this point it not about passive collection, corporations are going to extreme ends to get our data.
https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could
I am interested in what people are doing to enforce their privacy while using the web.
I have some things in place, looking to compare with the community.
(btw, I am new here, this is my first post. So uh… Hi )
I visited Facebook to see their policy yesterday and that's what I saw. Glad that I deleted my Facebook many years ago.
Is the FB messenger app also effected?
I think if you are using any meta app on your phone yes. I would assume yes, if they put in the time to figure out the security bypasses then I cant see why they would limit it to one app. I removed all meta apps from my phone.
If it is from Meta assume it's compromised.
Meta: Deleted and blocked on my network for 10 years running!
I've been subtly trying to get my wife off of it for ages but at least with pihole clients and groups I can block it off everything on my network that she doesn't use
This android only.
From the article:
You aren’t using the app (but have a session open in the background).
You haven’t logged into your account in the browser.
You’re browsing in incognito mode.
You’re using a VPN.
You delete cookies at the end of every session.
Complete browsing history with specific URLs
Products added to cart and purchases made
Registrations on websites and completed forms
Temporal behavioral patterns across websites and apps
Direct linking to real identities on social networks
You access Facebook and Instagram via the web, without having the apps installed on your phone
You browse on desktop computers or use iOS (iPhones)
You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile
What if I never access Facebook, and have ever had a Facebook account?
In answer to your question, if I'm understanding it correctly, you are still being tracked as long as you use the web. Meta has profiles for people that have never logged into facebook, used their site in a browser or used an app they control.
The profile might not have a name attached but Facebook provides a ton of websites with FB-related statistics, social widgets and more. Each of those services place FB code on the page that phones home with unique visitor information. That gets compiled into profiles that they can eventually tie to an identity when more information is compiled (as an example, your highschool friend from 15 years ago installs a Meta app like instagram and clicks ok on allowing it to dig through their contacts).
Apps and extensions like Privacy Badger, uBlockO and Ghostery help with the tracking code but I've no doubt that Meta spends a lot of time finding workarounds for the blocks.
This made me think of Innovative Online Industries in Ready Player One. A corporation basically trying to domineer and take over a collective thing (internet).
They have a shadow profile on you, because you viewed sites that embed Facebook objects such as like buttons, but this particular item does not affect you.
How did you do the cool font in your name?
Look up Unicode Fraktur characters
I don't recall which one anymore, but there are web sites that take text you type and convert it to Unicode code points in different styles. DDG for "Unicode text converter" or something like that.
I only use LibreWolf on my pc's and IronFox or Vanadium on my phone. All except Vanadium have uBlock Origin with all social media blocked. I also use Mullvad vpn with social media blocking at dns level. In addition where vpn is not configured I use Mullvad's dns with all content blocking enabled. Of course no Meta or another social media apps on my Graphene OS phone (except Mastodon and Lemmy). As a cherry on top I use a Linux based OS (OpenSuse Tumbleweed) on my computers primarily (some Windows usage for some gaming).
some Windows usage for some gaming
I game on Debian.
I game on Tumbleweed but on some rare occasions I use windows e.g. my gaming laptop doesn't have Linux.
my gaming laptop doesn't have Linux
Why not?
Haven't actually tried but I have bad experiences with Linux and dual graphics laptops.
Me too. I still can't get the Nvidia card to work on my Acer Nitro 5.
Had to upgrade to a better laptop when Dawntrail released on Final Fantasy XIV.
Kids want me to play Roblox.
Don't listen to them. I've tried it and it's full of brain rot, slop, microtransactions, and a lot of inappopriate content. It's not even privacy friendly.
TL;DR:
I mean, those are all the things that they want out of a gaming experience.
nice. Im looking to make the transition to graphene OS. would go to linux daily driver if I can get away from MS Office. I do too much writing collaboration with others and it gets wonky going back and forth with office users. Though Denmark is saying they are ditching office so that might incentivize alternatives and such. exciting times.
Im currently working on a whole stack, so docker pi-hole with unbound using dns over tls, squid proxy with maximum privacy, FF fork with ublock, privacy badger, noscript. mullvad and/or tor depending on where and when im using it.
If you use Office 365 web version of Word and Excel, you can use that in a Linux browser; no Windows needed.
good point. not a huge fan, but better than no option at all. Actually thats probably the best option for now.
So uh… Hi
Hi! Welcome
Sadly it's not illegal (yet) but I hope they wake up and do something ¯_(ツ)_/¯
is the Facebook app still able to receive the fbp cookie if it is in another profile or user? what if it lacks background network access?
is the Facebook app still able to receive the fbp cookie if it is in another profile or user?
It can cross those boundaries, but probably cannot delay messages to send later. Probably.
So it received the messages any time that both the browser and Facebook app are active at the same time, regardless of usual barriers that would block this.
what if it lacks background network access?
That should stop it cold.
Faceberg will violate you and daddy Sam let's him