Post ArFVOSu2b8SuYH8cim by Ypnose@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #ArFHiHAkWSxebUVPii by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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šØ BREAKING šØ#Google just launched a new era of tracking. Digital #fingerprinting.ā No consentā No escapeHereās why this is a #privacy nightmare much worse than #cookies: šhttps://tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerprinting-worse-than-cookies
(DIR) Post #ArFIk11rc83x4Mk7Xs by mariob@liberdon.com
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@Tutanota here comes @librewolf the anti fingerprint able browser to kick Google's arse.
(DIR) Post #ArFKFUZvtpbPeAFehE by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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@mariob @librewolf Good to know, thanks for sharing!
(DIR) Post #ArFLWaAeSdFbrs8i8W by arh@expressional.social
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@Tutanota Digital fingerprinting has been around for a while, did google not use it? Or did it not allow others to have access to their data collected this way?Fingerprinting.. some types can be easily circumvented, others are more painful. But yeah, librewolf + ublockorigin is decent. Chameleon is an extension specifically for spoofing your browser and OS info, it can add delay to key presses so keypress data becomes useless, etc. But having too many extensions also makes you stand out, so that has to be balanced.
(DIR) Post #ArFMCP1mHTrrTEvjns by atlovato@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota - quite scary
(DIR) Post #ArFMZPLFHOkD6Z0Q7s by nickelson@fosstodon.org
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@Tutanota 1. Use non-chromium browser and block 3rd party scripts & frames + google domains via ublock origin (enable some of it back for a specific site if it gets too broken);2. Do not use gmail, google search, google drive or any other of their services;3. Watch youtube videos from alternative front-end solutions (like piped, vanced, grayjay, invidious, etc - until they get blocked);4. Use de-googled smartphones with f-droid store (or at least with microg + aurora store);etc.#fightback
(DIR) Post #ArFMinTAwStyXhByHw by tea@chaos.social
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@Tutanota my favourite resource on digital fingerprinting https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
(DIR) Post #ArFNGBFFZBijpwb4yG by Johns_priv@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota Why does your link automatically send me to the Spanish version?I don't like to read IT stuff in other language than English.... And I cannot see the English version no matter what I do.
(DIR) Post #ArFNw3WieYBy3sjgcC by Henodudude@universeodon.com
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@Tutanota librewolf baby, stops this type of shit (edit: maybe)
(DIR) Post #ArFOLAb9UxsdEVmiBs by adriankshaw@mastodonapp.uk
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@TutanotaInteresting article, but useless without a 'Here's What You Can Do About It' section.
(DIR) Post #ArFPRBcihPnm6Xx0bI by Reexamine8875@mastodon.online
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@Tutanota Isn't fingerprinting already a thing?
(DIR) Post #ArFPpTVLrwkMVo5OCW by srollas@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota I choose you cause you are in fdroid
(DIR) Post #ArFQmphJ04tsQXytkG by philipbrewer@wandering.shop
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@Tutanota I wonder if digital fingerprinting could be thwarted with a browser that picks a bunch of the parameters that trackers use to identify people, and then lies about them randomly.
(DIR) Post #ArFRegMru5Wn856DxY by alterelefant@mastodontech.de
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@Tutanota It was always about tracking and profiling and never about cookies.
(DIR) Post #ArFRus0wN2XxsoYtAe by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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@srollas Happy to hear that!
(DIR) Post #ArFS7WnyXLbprvX7Ro by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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@Johns_priv If your browser is set to display pages in Spanish, the Tuta site picks this up. You can scroll to the very end to switch languages.
(DIR) Post #ArFSbEsbkNnaxhrpOy by aho@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota I can see they can't roll this out in EU, as they have to make it visible and allow people to opt out as it's still personal data processing.
(DIR) Post #ArFVOSu2b8SuYH8cim by Ypnose@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota Sometimes i just want to turn off every electronic device. Blackout
(DIR) Post #ArFXEDns5BIcjZUmo4 by dadinek@fosstodon.org
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@Tutanota Dumb question. Even if you are not using any of their services, they find a way to collect data. Do I understand well?
(DIR) Post #ArFaXVOnBdzefbeTo0 by Foxle@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota What a nightmare!Was fĆ¼r ein Alptraum!
(DIR) Post #ArFeWeB7SWiNQU6QMK by bastetfurry@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota and people ask me why I yearn for the old days... I would gladly turn back time, have a 90s internet, even if that means I have to use a 56kflex again.
(DIR) Post #ArFemV2xB7GRjoqHbc by Johns_priv@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota Thanks, I didn't see it so far at the bottom
(DIR) Post #ArFfEB9KkTz88X1bn6 by jimjam5@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota Not that I doubted the post or other usersā comments but I was curious if my current browser is doing similar things like FF or librewolf and what Erklarbar said about fingerprinting was echoed by the vivaldi team some years ago. Although itās recognized as a chrome browser, that info coupled with the os, language, and time zone (not to mention a number of customizations Iāve made to the ui) Iām definitely easily identifiable š°ā ļøhttps://vivaldi.com/blog/shared-networks-tracking-fingerprinting/
(DIR) Post #ArFo2Nyc8COu21SjDs by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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"Many privacy laws, including the EUās GDPR and Californiaās CCPA, require user consent for tracking. However, because fingerprinting works without explicit storage of user data on a device, companies may argue that existing laws do not apply which creates a legal gray area that benefits advertisers over consumers."Hanna, #Tuta, 2025https://tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerprinting-worse-than-cookiesEvil, but smart. Time for a broad brush ban on surveillance advertising?@Tutanota @Reddog #privacy #surveillance #AdTech
(DIR) Post #ArFpbNgTJLInDJE9tg by baardhaveland@snabelen.no
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@brave will actively eff up the fingerprinting by returning slightly obfuscated data each time. Like the with of your browser and stuff like thatNot by much. Just enough to make sure there won't be a match<3
(DIR) Post #ArFt3wiuvcfTrDgS80 by Sassinake@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota I can't believe this is a surprise to anyone. I never used these scans - on any device.
(DIR) Post #ArFwvYTfadeA9yo2tM by EI3JDB@mastodon.radio
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@Tutanota "no escape" isn't correct. Don't use Google services (e.g search,) don't use Google software (e.g Chrome.) De-Google your life.Posted from a phone using a non-Google OS called #GrapheneOS
(DIR) Post #ArG4QmuafnmTaDEpP6 by Virginicus@universeodon.com
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@Tutanota A few years back, we iPad users were kind of protected from fingerprinting, because all iPads are the same. Does that still work?
(DIR) Post #ArGn6InvOlWgLsj5Ky by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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@strypey Agreed, ban targeted ads: https://tuta.com/blog/ban-targetedadsThanks for sharing & spreading the word! šŖ
(DIR) Post #ArGvid3HMjszmoh7aa by rrustema@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota if a website does not have advertisements and no fonts or anything served by Google, how can your fingerprint get to Google?
(DIR) Post #ArH4FUOxLcsM9C0v8C by ekari@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota While not applicable in all scenarios, one solution is to leave this whole polluted protocol behind.Check out #geminiprotocol with https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/The experience is like early web, in a good way.#smolweb
(DIR) Post #ArHbuoR3445EdoIwYi by axoaxonic@synapse.cafe
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@Tutanota Here's a site that lets you see your fingerprint https://amiunique.org/
(DIR) Post #ArJDZPT0gxvSXQP4ym by yuhasz01@mastodon.social
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@Tutanota Nice article summarizing dangers of browser fingerprinting tactics, now adopted by Google. Use a browser with anti-fingerprinting features. A number to use. I use Mullvad browser(Tor based).
(DIR) Post #ArJaqaKbqhsE6PdIuG by dyani@social.coop
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@strypey @Tutanota but what no one has explained to me very well is if there are yet ways to block fingerprinting? Or spoof it or something?
(DIR) Post #ArJaqb2vBxJqJqMgyW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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@dyani > no one has explained to me very well is if there are yet ways to block fingerprinting?The blog piece by @Tutanota suggests it's not possible, although I'm sceptical. On the internet no one knows you're a dog, and all that.Plus from the replies I've had, it may not be a legal grey area at all, at least under EU law. Question is, what happens if EU prosecutors take a case against companies owned by US oligarchs friendly with the regime? Trade war?Making popcorn as we speak ...
(DIR) Post #ArJaqc1XYZoBLqj6Se by Tutanota@mastodon.social
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@strypey @dyani After posting the day before yesterday, we've asked the community and now updated the post. It now includes info on how you can protect yourself!
(DIR) Post #ArNOBYT3S5t1dD5ka8 by edwinek@universeodon.com
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@TutanotaI've been using Brave browser for some time now, for now it's effective against browser fingerprinting. And a great browser with built-in ad blockingTested with: https://www.amiunique.org/fingerprinthttps://coveryourtracks.eff.org/@JohanDiederik