If you want to do a check: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/ if your browser does not support GPC you can use a simple extension (MV3): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/optery-global-privacy-con/nkiidnpgmddigajgebjhcdiklebfoomm Example (Firefox): https://ibb.co/R4sh877
Using Firefox. I had to use Tor (via FoxyProxy extension) to get to that web site. "GPC signal not detected.". I tried Tor-Browser which shows "GPC signal detected." Based on my reading, sites have to honor GPC. Linked from the GPC site: https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2021/10/28/implementing-global-privacy-control/ More recent lined from Settings, Privacy & Security, "Tell websites not to sell or share my data": https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/global-privacy-control How do I know that a site will honor this request? By selecting this setting I am telling my browser to signal to web sites, if it is not honored what's the point. I recall seeing this setting in Settings before on review of all of my Settings. I chose to leave "Tell websites not to sell or share my data" unchecked. similarly I chose to leave "Send websites a “Do Not Track” request" unchecked. May answer to the poll is No. Why should I be using GPC?
GPC is more binding for companies that join: https://w3c.github.io/gpc/ https://privacybadger.org/#What-is-Global-Privacy-Control Obviously the companies will not share anything if you are sure that you have blocked all the trackers.
It's the world upside down. At default no site should be permitted to share or to sell userdata without users explicit permission. Probably this will never be reality. So the best thing to do is just using a reputable tracking blocker. Any other solution is not really effective.
It sounds a lot like Do Not Track, which was politely asking webpages not to track the user, it has died recently. Code: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/12/firefox-one-of-the-first-do-not-track-supporters-no-longer-offers-it/
You don't, and, as we all suspect, not many will. And with websites that do "honor this request" I would suggest that this extension is not even required.
You're given a tool that is supposed to help ensure your privacy on the 'net and you choose to not use it? Whether a site respects the request or not, you have no control over but, if the request hasn't been made, then what? I don't see where making the request causes any harm, and any help is appreciated, so yeah, I've got it set, and voted that way above.
I use Privacy Badger in Edge. It enables GPC and DNT by default, unless you switch this option "Off". I opened an issue to get them to drop DNT, or make it a separate setting, but they are very reluctant. They claim DNT has more privacy benefits that drawbacks. I enable GPC in Firefox, but not DNT.
It is an identifier, in order not to track someone they have to track him, whether it is by making a cookie or whatever. Nothing is as simple a it sounds, the devil is hidden in details. Funny that you mention it, people think that having no FB/Google/MS account gives them control, but it is the other way around, if they have an account they have the control to remove data and to deny the usage of it, they are protected.
If you enable only GPC, DNT is also enabled accordingly. You can see this at the Browserleaks test. Firefox only GPC enabled https://ibb.co/25jv2Q7 Edge + Adguard adBlocker v.5.x https://ibb.co/6DHj3xp P.S. I'm curious to see when DNT will be disabled in Firefox if the BrowserLeaks test highlights a no-DNT.
Today I did a test with GPC enabled/disabled in Edge in 2 websites in my country that leave me with 2 persistent cookies (which are not deleted automatically when the browser is closed). There is no difference at cookie level.
Thanks for the answers. Best answer in my opinion. Key word is supposed. GPC is basically a feel good thing, install it an feel good that I have tool telling sites I don't want to have my data sold. As @Jan Willy, said "no site should be permitted to share or to sell userdata without users explicit permission" Are there folks out there who want there data sold? I think not. Exactly, I have zero control over whether a site respects the request or not. Not sending the request, sites will have nothing to ignore or honor. The request adds to my browser fingerprint.I'm not all that worried about that any, but I just don't like the idea of sending out a signal to every site that I have GPC enabled, I felt the same with DNT. I have never enable that option, no plans to enable GPC either.
In Brave, GPC is enabled by default on desktop and Android. If you want to disable it: "To toggle Global Privacy Control (GPC) on desktop and Android, go to brave://flags/#brave-global-privacy-control-enabled." Ironically disabling makes you as Brave user more fingerprintable.
This appears to give a balanced view of GPC. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-global-privacy-control-really-isnt-roy-smith
