Creepy new website makes its monitoring of your online behaviour visible

Can you imagine something like this using a virtual reality gadget? .

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lol!

 

I have read about this type of tech in the past, cool to see it in real life action. With the help of JavaScript, websites can apparently monitor your mouse movements and clicks, not a big deal though.

 

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/20...er-the-hood-of-your-browser-reveal-about-you/

 

Chill out.

That is nothing new for the most part. But interesting to me they implement it to a website.

This was around back on Windows 98 for those youngers who might not know.

Much of what that site does mimics a program I used back then and has developed even better today.

The program that site mimics is called NVDA and you can have your mouse pointer movements read back to you in instant time.

It is a program long designed to assist the sight impaired. It makes generous provision for the blind and sight impaired to use Windows.

Basically traces ever micro-move and motion of the mouse (probably other motions too) and relays the returns via audio.

I use it as a screen reader either via line/sentence or paragraphs.

Some of you might now remember the application NVDA, and yes it is still freeware but should you decide to donate it's for a very worthy cause IMHO.

https://www.nvaccess.org

https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda

 

Hah ha.

I use an alternate browser with NoScript and it prevents so much of that jumpity jump crap sites plaster on their landing page.