Those banners are the perfect example of malicious compliance! The data collecting companies did their best to barely comply but in the most annoying way. Just to point out, that it is the GDPRs/EUs fault your internet browsing experience got so much worse!
I highly recommend at least using the content blocker uBlock Origin!
Recordatorio periódico por si aún no has conseguido desengancharte totalmente de las redes sociales que trafican con tus datos privados: desinstala la app móvil y recurre a su versión web con un navegador que respete a sus usuarios y admita extensiones para bloquear publicidad.
Twitter e Instagram desde #Firefox con #uBlock son mucho más llevaderas. Eso sí, no hay truco para eliminar su toxicidad o desfase con los bots.
J'en avais marre de devoir passer la souris ou cliquer sur un article pour connaitre le titre entier.
Sur l'interface de #mastodon par défaut, les titres des cartes de contenus sont limités à 2 lignes apparemment.
Du coup j'ai ajouté une règle #CSS dans #uBlock pour augmenter à 4 lignes.
Simple, efficace, problème réglé. Merci le html qui n'est pas une soupe de div généré par un framework dégueu :
In case anyone else is fed up of seeing the "Code 55% faster with Github Copilot" message on Github, the following filter works a treat with uBlock Origin
Online-Tools zur Messung der Wirksamkeit von Ad-Blockern sind leider wenig praxistauglich und liefern in Kombination mit Browser-Add-ons oft irreführende Ergebnisse. Am besten verzichtet man auf sie und verlinkt sie auch nicht, da gerade Anfänger/Einsteiger davon irritiert werden könnten. Empfehlt stattdessen die Installation von uBlock Origin und anderen zuverlässigen Ad-Block-Lösungen. 👇
"After quizzing these companies about data practices, I learned that most are sharing what’s happening in my home with Amazon, too. Our data is the price of entry for devices that want to integrate with Alexa. Amazon’s not only eavesdropping — it’s tracking everything happening in your home."
#GeoffreyAFowler, 'Alexa has been eavesdropping on you this whole time'
> He is writing for a general audience, for whom correct use of Tor and TAILS are far beyond the level of adaptation.
No. No. If ppl care they'll adapt to anything. Anyway, Tor is designed to be easy to use. In fact, its too dumbed-down. We have to help ppl by instructing how to use NoScript addon in Safest Mode, like basically everyone who has used Tor for years. Also #uBlock.
As we said "for the more tech savvy", TailsOS is a good option". Ie. just say "for the more tech savvy".
That link has a few dot points and its a good page to reference, but for the average person who just wants to open a browser and do some searches #Tails is pretty wonderful, in every way, really.
Even though we're not fans of GNOME desktop and dislike that they dropped I2P, its still good. Flash-a-USB and forget, almost.
What extensions do you use with Firefox for privacy/security? I currently use uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, and Decentraleyes. Curious if there is something I'm missing or should replace.
@mkiol I also installed #Brave Browser as an additional tool. However, I only use it very rarely. As always, there is some criticism that keeps popping up. Among other things, that the #ublock lists are hand curated. So that certain actors like Facebook get data. I can't confirm or deny this.
There have been claims of problems (data leak, crypto …) in the past: https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/06/09/brave-ceo-apologises-for-adding-affiliate-links-to-urls/ which appear to be fixed. I haven't found any good independent analyses of brave.
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."
@noellemitchell@mxtthxw for anyone who is reading this, please make sure you're using #Firefox with #uBlock Origin and also if you're up for the learning curve, #LibRedirect, though that's not really helpful if you have to log in.
I would also like to suggest trying to migrate over to #PixelFed as an #Instagram replacement and #Friendica as a #Facebook replacement. It took me years to start using my #Mastodon account, the first step is creating it.
Poté, co se Youtube pustil do ostrého boje s blokátory reklamy, rozhořela se opět diskuse o tom, zda je v pořádku reklamy blokovat. Dlouho jsem byl na straně odmítačů blokování reklamy. Během svého života jsem napsal řadu článků pro různé časopisy a servery a vím, že obsah se zadarmo neudělá. Nicméně odvětví internetové reklamy zmorfovalo […]
The first extension you probably want is the #uBlock Origin #adblocker. Yes, it blocks almost every ad, but it also blocks the data collection attempts realted to those ads, which is as important.
Adblocking is particularly important right now as the web undergoes an enshittification cycle driven by the exposure of Google and Meta. They've stopped pretending to be not evil, the squeeze is on.
Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" (www.eff.org)