How Your Ad Blocker Can Track You Across the Web

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by hawki, Aug 11, 2021.

  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "A few lines of code hidden away on a webpage can turn your blocked ads into a unique ID...

    ...The average ad blocker leaves tiny traces of data on the websites you visit. When those traces are collected en masse, a bad actor (or tech company) could use these signals to identify your specific browser—a process literally called “fingerprinting” in the ad-targeting industry..."

    https://gizmodo.com/how-your-ad-blocker-can-track-you-across-the-web-1847459354
     
  2. monkeylove

    monkeylove Registered Member

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    I saw one video which suggested similar, i.e., use vanilla browsers, and more than one for different sites.

    In my case, I decided to just use Firefox with some about:config tweaks, the usual addons, but also multi-account containers.
     
  3. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Well, it's no surprise to me, there all kinds of tracking techniques, but I can live with being tracked, as long as I don't have to see those annoying ads that make websites run slow as hell.
     
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