Sometimes the internet is really funny - or scary.
The Chrome browser is one example.
While you believe you are browsing the web, Google is browsing you instead.
Check out Leah Elliott's comic on how Google's tracking works: https://contrachrome.com/comic/page01/
And check how to stop this tracking: https://tuta.com/blog/what-does-google-know-about-me
@mdhughes still, past #Internet was better and more #accessible as in no #JavaScript, #Tracking, #Cookies, #Adware, #Nagware, etc.
@marove ich bin auf @torproject / #TorBrowser migriert...
Weil ich hab' keine Lust auf #Tracking und shice - #Tor ist nen #Qualitätsfilter!
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Something happens to me occasionally, and I don't know where to put it in the ridiculous - infuriating - preposterous feelingspace. It happened again today.
Backstory: I'm an email geek, who has been running mail servers for three decades, and who has written a lot of mail-handling software. I've worked as a consultant on email systems for companies large and small.
When you run your own mailservers, have deep experience with MTAs, and are a bit of a privacy nut, you might have a tendency to want to know exactly who does what with your email address when you give it to them. For most people, this desire is just a dream; it's not possible with their email system.
Thanks to a technique semi-related to #VERP - variable envelope return-path, a mailing list feature with the qmail MTA - it's possible for email geeks. Basically the idea is that you give a different email address to everyone you deal with, and keep track of who you gave it too. Then, when you receive email, you can tell from the address the email was delivered *to* - one of your many addresses - where they got your address from.
Example:
Say I own the `example.net` domain. I arrange for all email to that domain to come to me.
I decide to order something online from #CrappyTire (ask a Canadian). When the Crappy Tire website asks for my email address, I type in "crappytire@example.net".
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Esoteric question time.
1. Coffee shop chains used to have plastic "rewards" cards for #tracking purchases/points.
2. They seem like they don't offer them new anymore and want you to install their mobile app instead.
3. But they still accept the plastic cards if you have one.
Q: Why can't I buy a secondhand physical card from anybody? There's seemingly no resale market even among #privacy geeks. I've looked. Seems like a golden opportunity to me....
Apple's tracking demand in iOS: France sees distortion of competition
According to French regulators, Apple's tracking transparency function hinders competition. The company is to pay a fine of 150 million euros.
Hast Du Links oder Tipps für den #boykott von #noafd Unterstützer*innen? Bisher hab ich nur #mullermilch und seine Markenauf dem Schirm.
#unplugtrump hab ich "versehentlich" schon länger durch: Beim Versuch, mich vor #tracking und meine Privatsphäre zu schützen bin ich von den meisten US-Diensten schon länger unplugged 
@froge @fj I'm not replacing @signalapp with "random tools" but good options.
Like @delta & @thunderbird as well as @monocles / #monoclesChat & @gajim which work flawlessly over @torproject / #Tor using @tails / @tails_live / #Tails and @guardianproject / #Orbot respectably.
Considering the costs of even acquiring and upkeeping an #anonymous #SIM, I'd rather pay €2 p.m. for #XMPP+#OMEMO and #PGP/MIME-supported #eMail with the option of self-custody than $2,50+ p.m. just to keep a phone number.
Or is anyone here expecting @Mer__edith to risk jail for life amd not comply with #CloudAct?
It stenches like #ANØM, because NOTHING IS FOR FREE and running a #VCmoneyBurningParty is expensive...
Private #Browserfenster verhindern keine Identifikation im Netz.
Die #IP-Adresse und das Browser-#Fingerprinting ermöglichen weiterhin das Benutzer-#Tracking.
Wer wirkliche #Anonymität sucht, sollte auf Tools wie den #TorBrowser setzen. Doch auch der schützt nicht vor allen Gefahren.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/was-bringt-der-incognito-modus-im-browser-100.html
Hmm, privacy tip. OsmAnd sends a "unique ID" when you download offline maps, UNLESS, you turn off that identifier. Any kind of UUID transmitted over the web is unfortunately (another) digital footprint ad companies and whatnot can use to follow you through life. You can turn it off. #osmand #privacy #tracking
Die Menschenrechtsaktivistin Tanya O’Carroll hat den Social-Media-Giganten Meta erfolgreich dazu gezwungen, ihre Daten nicht für gezielte Werbung zu verwenden. Die Vereinbarung ist Teil eines Vergleichs zu einer individuellen Klage, die sie 2022 gegen Metas Tracking und Profiling eingereicht hatte.
Another US city wants to fight car thieves with AirTags
Even if Apple doesn't plan to: Another American metropolitan police force is hoping to use AirTags to prevent car theft.
Die Deutsche Bahn macht ernst mit dem Überwachungs-Upgrade! Wollte nur einen Kaffee im Zug am Platz kaufen – bar, versteht sich – und die Servicekraft tippt fröhlich meine Wagen- und Platznummer ins Smart-Terminal ein. Äh, bitte was?! Habe dann lieber auf den Kaffee verzichtet. Kein Bock, dass mein morgendlicher Koffein-Kick noch im Bahn-Datenzentrum analysiert wird.
#Bahn #Ueberwachung #Tracking #Kaffee
More ships in Gulf of Finland are hiding their locations https://www.byteseu.com/840452/ #AIS #coast #detection #Finland #Finnish #guard #GulfOfFinland #hiding #location #off #rise #Russia #Sanctions #Ships #tracking
What's up with mastodon.social instance @Gargron?
Yesterday it was cdn.concert.io and today it's admanager.concert.io.
There is absolutely no explanation over why they are integrated with the instance. Once again thanks to #TrackerControl which exposed these integrations.
It's time to ditch the mastoson.social instance.
Die GLS Crowd hostet weiterhin personenbezogene Kundendaten bei #Amazon Web Services.
Immerhin wurde es seit meiner ersten Kritik bei der Datenschutzerklärung ergänzt.
und auch die @glsbank plant oder überlegt auf #Microsoft Teams zu setzen, während die GLS Crowd bereits auf Microsoft 365 setzt
#UnplugTrump ist da leider nicht angekommen. #glsbank #stasi365 #tracking #dsgvo
#Staatstrojaner per Online-Werbung #AI #Tracking #AdvertisingIntelligence
"Dass tausende Firmen unsere Daten für Online-Werbung sammeln, ist bekannt. Eine Recherche zeigt nun, dass auch Staatstrojaner-Hersteller das Werbesystem nutzen, um Zielpersonen zu tracken und zu hacken. Ob Deutschland über derartige Software verfügt, will die #Bundesregierung nicht verraten."
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/advertising-intelligence-staatstrojaner-per-online-werbung/
“If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving around in a data-harvesting machine that may collect personal information as sensitive as your race, weight, and sexual activity.”
https://gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-data-privacy-report-1850805416
