#Mastodon and the #fediverse in general is one of the only applications that I still feel comfortable using on my #iPad, because I don’t get inundated with #advertising. Most websites at this point are completely unusable on my #iPad and #iPhone, even though I have a #Pihole on my network, because #Apple won’t let me install #uBlockOrigin and #PrivacyBadger. All the proprietary apps are even worse than using a browser. The only other thing on my #iPad that I find tolerable is reading #ebooks.

@AAKL

Right. And it's not just supercookies, either: sites use all sorts of other utilities to fingerprint you and then track you across the Web.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

Deleting cookies does not anonymise you and is no substitute for refusing permission for them to track you and making #tracking as hard as possible. Ways to do that include #Firefox, #uBlockOrigin, #PrivacyBadger, #Decentraleyes and (for those with the know-how) #PiHole.

@chrisod @cmccullough

Ad-Free YouTube? -- Yes.

1) Vivaldi Browser

Settings > Privacy and Security > Manage Source > Check all the boxes.

2) Install Privacy Badger (add-on)

3) Install uBlock Origin -- Vivaldi still works with it.

4) Go into uBlock settings, and enable all sources.

5) In uBlock to "My Filters" and add this:

www.youtube.com##tp-yt-paper-dialog.ytd-popup-container.style-scope
www.youtube.com##.opened

Online Tracking is Out of Control—#PrivacyBadger Can Help You Fight Back
Every time you browse, you're being tracked. Most #websites contain invisible tracking code companies use to collect and monetize your online activity. Many of those companies are #databrokers, who sell your information to anyone willing to pay. That’s why #EFF created #Privacy Badger, #free, #opensource #browserextension used by millions to fight #surveillance and take back control of their data.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back

Via @lauren

Rappel : s'il y a autant de boites dont les sites web vous incitent constamment à installer et utiliser leur #appli au lieu de leur site, c'est que les applis leur donnent toujours accès à BEAUCOUP plus de données sur vous et sur votre historique. Ne vous faites pas avoir.

Si une boite n'est pas capable de proposer un site web correct, sécurisé et respectueux des normes, auquel vous pourrez accéder avec votre navigateur bien configuré et protégé, alors passez votre chemin !

If your website is #AntiPrivacy, your website has #JSNakedDay all year long

Wenn ich die Sendungsverfolgung von #DHL in #Firefox aufrufe, wird mir die Karte von #openstreetmap nicht angezeigt, auch wenn ich ausnahmsweise mal #ublockorigin #privacybadger und den "verbesserten Trackingschutz" für die Website ausschalte.

Hat jemand eine Idee, was man da tun kann?

"Online tracking is pervasive because it’s profitable. Tech companies earn enormous profits by targeting ads based on your online activity—a practice called “online behavioral advertising.” In fact, Big Tech giants like Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top companies tracking you across the web. By automatically blocking their trackers, Privacy Badger makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information.

Online behavioral advertising has made surveillance the business model of the internet. Companies are incentivized to collect as much of our data as possible, then share it widely through ad networks with no oversight. This not only exposes our sensitive information to bad actors, but also fuels government surveillance. Ending surveillance-based advertising is essential for building a safer, more private web.

While strong federal privacy legislation is the ideal solution—and one that we continue to advocate for—Privacy Badger gives you a way to take action today.

Privacy Badger fights for a better web by incentivizing companies to respect your privacy. Privacy Badger sends the Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals to tell companies not to track you or share your data. If they ignore these signals, Privacy Badger will block them, whether they are advertisers or trackers of other kinds. By withholding your browsing data from advertisers, data brokers, and Big Tech companies, you can help make online surveillance less profitable."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back

Online #Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back
#privacy #privacybadger

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back

I really like the feature of #PrivacyBadger which blocks embeds from #xitter, #facebook, #bsky and more! I want to read articles, but I don't want facebook to scarf up my data from that visit.

Aquí os dejo algunas #extensiones o #addons para hacer de #firefox algo mas amigable con la #privacidad

#Chameleon, una extensión que la puedes configurar para que vaya cambiando aleatoriamente su identificación frente a las webs. A mi me gusta mucho porque de esta manera enmascaro mi navegador de manera mas efectiva

#Linguist es una extensión que me ayuda a traducir las webs de manera muy buena y legible... he comparado sus resultados con tras herramientas y la verdad que nunca me ha fallado hasta ahora

#Livemarks me ayuda a descubrir si las páginas tienen o no feeds

#uBlocksOrigin ¿tengo que decir algo al respecto?

#PrivacyBadger me protege del seguimiento que hacen muchas empresas al bloquear las miniaplicaciones que les hacen referencia y me devuelve el poder de decidir si quiero usar esos servicios o no

#FirefoxMultiAccountContainers se supone que tiene la capacidad de aislar cada tab para evitar el seguimiento entre ellas

Replaced #Firefox with #LibreWolf wooo!
Thing is, I had several other privacy focused add-ons/extensions like #PrivacyBadger #PrivacyPossum, but when I checked the recommended extensions for LibreWolf, it says to only use uBlock origin and a password manager, it doesn't mention these other add-ons. So, if my suspicion is correct, they are not necessary because LibreWolf already does the same things as these extensions out of the box?
Would be great to have a more explicit explanation from @librewolf docs

Etter at eg bytta Schibsted-innloggen min til ein unik alias-e-post, og ytterlegare skrudde til sikkerheita i nettlesaren min i td. #PrivacyBadger, så er det tydeleg for meg at outputen i dei «tilpassa» annonsene på Finn er langt mindre treffsikre.

(Ulempa er jo at… dei tilpassa annonsene er langt mindre treffsikre, men totalt sett reknar eg det vel som ein siger.)

Ugh, I'd like to "have a word" with the AP/CollegeBoard people who designed their website. It uses way too many domains/trackers for my taste. The amount of things I've had to whitelist just for basic website functionality is simply excessive. It just feels...gross...to visit websites like that.

https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/

#SecurityPlanner from #ConsumerReports

(as mentioned by Thorin on #TheFinalStrawRadio today.)

FYI: Keep in mind that this page DOES have GoogleManager as one of their trackers. If you use #PrivacyBadger, and /or #StartPage whatever it is (it's an add-on for #Firefox) I would assume the option to block trackers would solve that problem.

@midtsveen Nice! I usually keep 2 browsers (1 for work, 1 for all personal stuff), 1 #chromium and 1 #firefox , but with the recent decisions made at #mozilla , I'm tempted to switch!

I'll check if this supports #privacybadger , #ublock , ...

Thank you!