YSK: Reddit webpage has unblockable trackers, even with Ublock Origin installed : reddit

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YSK: Reddit webpage has unblockable trackers, even with Ublock Origin installed (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world

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This is the main reason I completely ditched Reddit, if you use the new Reddit interface instead of the old one (old.reddit.com), you'll see a constant request being made to "https://www.reddit.com/svc/shreddit/events" (open your DevTools > Network tab, can't see on Firefox idk why).

The problem is, if you add this to your Ublock Origin filters the website won't load properly, that's why uBO team didn't block it already.

You'll notice this request isn't only being made from a interval but also when you do basically any action in the site, like pausing or resuming a video (send timestamps of when did you pause or resumed).

It sends other kind of data like what subjects you're seeing when closed a tab or the related subjects of a post you click, this all can be used to trace a perfect profile of you and things you like.

You can avoid that by using the old.reddit but it still has the same kind of tracker, even tho you can block it here without major issues.

By my analysis, old Reddit interface does the same but to a random URL path that always starts with "reddit.com/api/something". Ex.: reddit.com/api/friends So you can block anything that starts with "www.reddit.com/api" in your custom filters (after all you're using old.reddit.com), then you're mostly free from Reddit trackers (more or less). Side effect is, you won't be able to use the chat in the old interface.

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago

Maybe it's time for me to delete it and step away for good then. The "algorithmic" corpoweb as a whole makes me feel nauseous.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago

I think it would depend on why you were visiting reddit. If you wanted to comment or pm someone you'd need to visit the site. If you're just reading the site, you could use one of the anonymous front ends out there.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Do you know if there's anything that can be blocked from the Javascript side of things? (uMatrix lets me handle that on a case-by-case basis)

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[–] ech@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

The problem is, if you add this to your Ublock Origin filters the website won’t load properly, that’s why uBO team didn’t block it already.

How do I add this to uBlock? I added it with double vertical bars, but I'm not noticing a difference.

Screenshot:

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[+] thermal_shock@lemmy.world -14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

If you're blocking 99% of all ads on all other sites, who cares what they're tracking? It's not like it's serving you ads. What are you cautious about?

edit: i love that no one can answer my question but downvote me. you really think all these sites don't already have a profile on everyone? the US government is bought and paid for, you think your info is private? lmao

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

They can fingerprint you and trace a profile about your personality, this can be used for a lot of things.

Imagine if they know exactly what are your tastes, you don't see ads, ok, you were able to block every unwanted visual interference. But imagine a new platform appears, you access it and by your IP, e-mail, phone number or even nickname they know it's you before you registering there.

Reddit sell all your data for this new platform, the new platform can show you some sweet content that matches exactly you taste, you'll think "this is awesome, everything I like is here", it'll make you access it more often, contribute to it, later they add paywalls, mandatory ads, then you know... You've being manipulated already. You can't live without it and will be force to accept their terms.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They can fingerprint you and trace a profile about your personality

They can do that already, since you're logged-in on their platform.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

They can't, the information you get server-side is limited compared to client-side. They might know what sub I follow and where I like to interact, but that's not enough compared to sending constant information of everything you do. If it was enough, they wouldn't need to track people client-side, right?

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 4 days ago

thats why they recently have been upping thier detection of anti-detect browsers(not tor) to detect and ban the users that hide thier fingerprints, canvas, time zones, ip spoofing, and your device components.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world -3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Do you think they don't already have this information? I'm genuinely asking what you're trying to block from reddit that isn't already out there.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Pasting my other comment here:

They can't, the information you get server-side is limited compared to client-side. They might know what sub I follow and where I like to interact, but that's not enough compared to sending constant information of everything you do. If it was enough, they wouldn't need to track people client-side, right?

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