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For those of you who don't want your information to be passed around like the town bicycle in Coppers on a Friday Night;
uBlock Origin (Chrome) : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/
uBlock Origin (Firefox) : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Disconnect : https://disconnect.me/disconnect
All fantastic toolkits.
At least as I understand it in layman's terms - every time you request a website, you are redirected to a number of tracking sites simultaneously for advertising and marketing purposes. Disconnect minimizes these extra requests which helps your sites load a bit faster while keeping some of your information private.
Valid complaint.
Firstly, if you care about privacy, you shouldn't be using Facebook at all, imo. Don't wait for an alternative social network - just delete your account.
Adblock (and I would recommend switching to µBlock now) only blocks ads. Some examples of software which blocks the kinds of tracking mentioned in the article are https://disconnect.me and Privacy Badger (made by the EFF).
One thing to keep in mind - Privacy Badger is beta, and I've found it breaks a couple of sites I use, so if you experience anything weird with a login not working, or a site not loading properly, just click on the Privacy Badger icon and allow whatever it may be blocking.
Another one you might like to consider is NoScript.
It is good tracking protection. Polaris uses the blocking list of disconnect.me, and while it does block ads, the main job is not being an ad blocker. In fact, ads that do not track you or ads that aren't third party scripts will be displayed.
So this is interesting in light of the recent thread about the battery level api providing another way for websites to track ("fingerprint") you: this measure combats that, and the other features that can be used to fingerprint you, such as window size, user agent, etc.
Edit: Looks like I misinterpreted Mozilla's announcement. This will not actually combat fingerprinting, but simply use a block list like Disconnect does.
Don't use Ghostery. The company which owns and develops Ghostery has close connections with a lot of ad companies, and profits from helping ad companies avoid detection by ad-blockers.
It does this by collecting and selling what pages you have visited to advertising companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism
https://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actually-sells-data-to-a-514417864
> Ghostery is owned by Evidon, a company that collects and provides data to advertising companies. It has a feature called GhostRank that you can check to "support" them. The problem is, Ghostery blocks sites from gathering personal information on you—but Ghostrank will take note the ads you encounter and which ones you block, and sends that information back to advertisers so they can better formulate their ads to avoid being blocked. The data is anonymous, and Ghostery still does everything it promises to do to protect your privacy.
Instead, use Disconnect (Yes, it's open source, unlike Ghostery). It is both more comprehensive in what it blocks, and it doesn't collect and sell data on what pages you have visited to advertisers.
YouTube, Google, and Blogger only. I suppose this is due to me using the Disconnect extension, since it blocked 99+ websites.
I really recommend you people to take a look at https://prism-break.org/en/. It recommends you several browser extensions to help you avoid this kind of bullshit.
There's something like 130+ trackers on that site, Disconnect Me went nuts and I had to turn on NoScript to be able to read the page normally. After doing that it didn't give me any problems.
No, but seriously - Fuck that site
Yea, GabeN saith that thou art among his most blessed children, having begun the ritual of revocation against those who would see our holy Webz privatized, centralized, and corrupted. When thy trials are complete, spread the word of thy freedom to the far corners of the world!
Also, if you want to do more to advance the overall security of the internet, install these quick apps/ extensions, and contact me if you'd like to learn more about what you can do to protect yourself on the internet/join in resistance against the NSA and, and, and... Okay, I guess I'm a FOSS/EFF activist first and Linux prophet second :P
Recently got ownership/moderatorship of /r/InternetAwareness and /r/cryptoparty, and working on getting those up and running soon!
As Tor Browser is based on Firefox, this will make for a great combination there. That browser is already telling you not to maximise it's window, but that will soon no longer be necessary, as Firefox can simply tell websites a different window size every time.
Edit: Looks like I misinterpreted Mozilla's announcement. This will not actually combat fingerprinting, but simply use a block list like Disconnect does. So you could use that as well :)
If you want to see a model of trackers, install Collusion for Chrome or FireFox. It is crazy how fast and how many trackers are out there.
The Blackphone comes with several hundred dollars in subscriptions for various security servcies including Disconnect's VPN service, SpiderOak encrypted online file storage, and SilentCircle's private/encrypted messaging and VOIP service plus extra licenses for your friends. All-in-all though, this phone still isn't very secure. It's basically just AOSP with some privacy apps baked in and free subscriptions to some security services. Hardware specs aren't the most impressive, but they'll do for the market they're targeting.
This still doesn't intercept the carrier-managed baseband, though. Anything sent through your carrier, whether on their 3G data connections or their telephone baseband is still at risk of being intercepted, logged, and stored. Your texts and direct phone calls are still as good as stored. But the market Blackphone is after already knows that, and they're more after the private government contractors, private investigators, higher ranking political journalists, and private research scientists who are after those services and plan to use them and them alone.
However, this phone still doesn't have a hardware/physical switch for quickly toggling microphone, camera, GPS, or carrier connectivity on a hardware level. Coming from an Information Security Consultant and Security Engineer's standpoint, this phone by itself isn't very secure. It shouldn't even use the "security" or "privacy" tag in its selling motto just because of the lack of those hardware switches. It's basically a Nexus 5 + some bundled security service subscriptions. Hell, even the SIM card you put in this phone is a risky bet because it connects you directly to the carrier and tags your name right to the phone. Therefore leaving your carrier access to the phone's baseband crypto keys and all still running on Java.
Disconnect's page on trackers we don't block.
>Disconnect strives to find the balance between privacy, security, usability and promoting a better Internet for everyone. These concerns drive our decisions in regards to trackers we block and don’t block. We do not accept payment for unblocking trackers. > >We also unblock trackers to provide a better user experience, based on the three types of evidence listed below. These unblocked trackers will appear in what we call the Content portion of our list. For some of our products and services, users can choose to block this portion of the list as well.
Submit feedback here.
Love the control Huawei gives users right out of the box. Built in ability to firewall apps, block permissions, and force-close apps when screen is locked. Makes me feel like I actually control my own device. That these options are not built into Android is a sign Google doesn't believe users should have control over their own devices. We are their resource to datamine. A perfect example is Google banning the app Disconnect from the Play store, as it blocks certain ways to datamine us poor saps. Great app, I highly recommend.
Also, you know those websites that let people post comments from facebook? I have those comments blocked:
chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/facebook-disconnect/ejpepffjfmamnambagiibghpglaidiec
firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fbdc/
Yo uso Disconnect.Me
Es ideal en iOS.
En Android es insultantemente inferior.
Hubo un tiempo en el que se podía instalar en Windows. Pero eso ya no es posible.
Yo adquirí Premium en una venta especial “de por vida”. No me arrepiento.
Oh, yep. Tracking protection breaks things. Probably why it's private only by default.
Looks like you can report issues here:
https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection#feedback
.. or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1101005
If you're drafting/playing on PC you can use the overwolf app. It gives you the tier scores/advice in game as an overlay instead of having to use the website. Overwolf itself is a bit of a resource hog tho so I usually close out of it as soon as I'm done drafting.
If you want to stick to the slow manual process on their website, having ublock and disconnect (or similar extension) help speed up their site tremendously by blocking all the bloat from loading.
Disconnect Search is the best because it can pass your search terms to Google, Bing, Yahoo, OR DuckDuckGo, via an automatic VPN connection that only exists for the life of the search.
Så lenge man ikke slår på Ghostrank.
http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actually-sells-data-to-a-514417864
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/97986/is-ghostery-safe-to-use
Et annet alternativ er Disconnect. https://disconnect.me/
As an alternative you might want to try Disconnect. I've found it less likely to block content I want to view and a bit easier to use generally, though Ghostery seemed better for micromanaging blocks.
If you're worried about privacy rather than just blocking scripts, you might want to stop using ghostery, since they're in bed with the advertisers.
I switched to Disconnect when I learned about it.
http://bolehvpn.net/ is awesome. They are pro-free speech/privacy activists based in malaysia. And are very pro bitcoin. They actually host their own p2pool node in Singapore. Their subscription gives you access to all of their vpn servers worldwide, so you can pick which country you want to use depending on the specific situation.
https://disconnect.me/ offers a decent vpn that is really easy to setup on android. Just install the app and you are good to go. Doesn't protect your privacy as well as Boleh.
edit: Also the Boleh subscription allows you to use 2 devices through their vpn at any given time. They also have android capability but it isn't as polished as disconnect.me
edit 2: I don't think disconnect.me accepts bitcoin. You really should just go with Boleh. They are awesome.
edit 3: disconnect.me offers 256mb free every month, really useful to those of you who are cash strapped. I still think its worth it to buy a sub to Boleh though.
Just double-checked and I definitely didn't use Disconnect Search for Chrome. I also got the nag screen following the link in the comment I replied to when trying it with Firefox.
Edit:
Their FAQ
https://disconnect.me/help#why-does-the-payments-page-sometimes-come-up-if-ive-already-paid
“Slow tracker” means it takes 5 seconds or longer to load. Source: Firefox nightly settings UI. If something gets blocked, a broken ‘shield’ will appear to the left of the URL bar. Also, a console entry will show up with details about the URLs that were blocked
You can download it here and try out the new blocking features (which are currently only enabled on Private Browsing Mode in stable releases): http://nightly.mozilla.org/
The list they use for blocking is provided by disconnect.me; full list here: https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection
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Ghostery ist auch recht gut, hat aber leider ein paar Meinungsverschiedenheiten in die Welt gerufen. Ich verwende als Ersatz Disconnect. Das ist Open Source und es steht keine (Tracking-)Firma dahinter :-)
Yes, it does, and that's what they're saying: you have to take a conscious decision to risk breaking websites for added privacy.
> In some cases, websites might appear broken when elements that track behavior are blocked, but you can always unblock these if you want to view the website normally.
Edit: Looks like I misinterpreted Mozilla's announcement. This will not actually combat fingerprinting, but simply use a block list like Disconnect does.
Everyone should have a good VPN that is based outside of America and pro-privacy.
Some good options are https://mullvad.net/en/ and http://bolehvpn.net
Also, they both accept Bitcoin :-D
A decent free option: https://disconnect.me offers a really easy to use and cheap android VPN. Its only 3.99/Mo for unlimited or free for the first 250MB each month. They don't accept Bitcoin however, and seem to be based in US, even though they are really pro-privacy.
I use <strong>this</strong> to block ads for this very reason. I can turn them on when I get to a site I trust, or need to have the ads (CNN, for example, if you want to watch their videos), but by default, everything is blocked. You can check to see what they want you to see, where you would be redirected, what's happening in the background if you'd like.
Anything over 5Mbps won't really help a whole lot with page loading times. What matters a lot more is your ping to the server.
http://www.igvita.com/2012/07/19/latency-the-new-web-performance-bottleneck/
Of course bad page design filled with shitty share widgets and tracking code doesn't help at all. Addons like Disconnect and Adblock not only increase your privacy, but block unnecessary server requests.
Check out this extension, it graphically displays what other tracking sites the current website you're on is connected to, and also allows you to block them. Reddit connects to Google and Amazon.
I finally decided to look into why twimg links have never worked for me, and so I am somewhat amused to find this post not more than a day old.
I did some digging around and I believe I know the issue. twimg.com is a blocked domain according to disconnect.me. Firefox's tracking protection feature uses disconnect.me as the source for which domains to block.
Take a look at your console when clicking on the expando. You will most likely see the following line:
The resource at “https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4TzSteXAAAn-9h.jpg” was blocked because tracking protection is enabled.
As such, this is not a RES issue. And since disabling tracking protection is not an option (in my mind), all that can be done is for disconnect.me to remove twimg.com from its list. However, I suspect the domain is included for good reason.
Disconnect and Superblock Pro extensions for Chrome and I see no pop-ups, just cats.
Not Ghostery - they are a data mining company, use Disconnect, it's opensource. Use Prism-Break.org for a run-down of the best privacy apps.
Disconnect does a better job of blocking ads: https://disconnect.me/
Chrome plugin: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disconnect/jeoacafpbcihiomhlakheieifhpjdfeo?hl=en
Then reason why adblock is letting some ads through is: https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads
A more cynical/skeptical reading of the adblock rationale would suggest that money/effort is involved in getting onto the list of "acceptable" ads.
I believe it uses a list provided by Disconnect. It doesn't block ads as such, but rather tracking scripts. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox
~~Don't use Ghostery. Does shady shit. Something like selling data to 3rd parties, can't remember. Use an alternative like disconnect instead.~~
e: Seems I was misinformed. Thanks for correcting me.
It's actually a form of ad from AdSense (I know) where the ads run a javascript code that create the pop-up. I ended up using Disconnect Mobile to avoid it from occuring again.
This service looks like a vpn service. I'm not sure how they'd accomplish all these without providing some sort of proxy or vpn provider. I also couldn't find a privacy policy except for this one. Compare that to other VPN providers and see if you are comfortable with how they operate.
The items I find concerning in the privacy policy are #1, #3 & #4. And out of 4 items, that's telling.. Here they are:
- We don’t collect your personal info, including your IP address, unless you give us your email address to log in or correspond.
- We don’t sell your personal info to advertisers or other third parties.
- We share your personal info only when legally required, or when reasonably necessary to prevent harm in an emergency situation.
- We retain your personal info, excluding info you make public, for no more than 30 days after you request deletion.
So considering you will be logging into their service (somehow, it's not clear), they could very well potentially keep your history for 30 days and turn that over to the authorities if asked.
> Block stuff you don't need to reduce connections required. Like ads and tracking scripts.
Disconnect claims to reduce page load times with on average 27% by blocking unnecessary connections.
There's been a lot of hype about Disconnect recently. Google has removed it from the Play store twice now because it blocks ad network tracking, which Google makes money on. It does a lot of other malware protection if you upgrade to the pro version. You can still get it from their website
You are wrong. Read this comment by Klathmon, a Chromium developer. For context, he is explaining why there are performance issues with AdBlock Plus and how a significant problem is because it completely removes advertisements and does not just hide them.
Also, Ghostery is proprietary software. I have heard many good things about Disconnect, which is free software.
i use adblock and disconnect, which protects me from ads and trackers, while leaving the internet intact:
most webpages are (sadly) unusable without JS these days, so you’re bound to whitelist fucking everything you don’t want to see broken. sure, blogger is silly for requiring JS, but the people blogging there aren’t in charge of it.
other things are rightfully depending on JS, because they wouldn’t work as well without, e.g.discourse. that page has no shitty loading time like blogger, but instead requires JS to be a much better and faster forum software than all others. it literally saves bandwidth, clicks, and always keeps the url pointed to the post your’re currently viewing.
I'm so much more inclined to disable my ad blocker for sites which politely ask me to do so but it will always remain on by default. I whitelist your site if it serves value and its ad model isn't obnoxious. Anything following the lines of position:fixed scrolling ads, audio/video ads, over-animated ads, or anything remotely resembling the phrase "Like/tweet to unlock our exclusive content" is an instant block and depending on just how obnoxious it is, i'll simply close the site and go elsewhere.
ninja: obligatory plug for Disconnect, it's amazing how fast the web works when it isn't loading multiple instances of facebook's shitty like button iframe per page!
The good thing is that disconnect.me is selective on what cookies it blocks, specifically tracking cookies, only from certain domains. So it's fairly painless and even though I'm sure it won't be as tight as Cookie Monster, it's a good start for the average user.
Thats really, um, its not right.
disconnect.me is for auto-deleting your social profiles, but for the bottom level domain of atariteenageriot stuck on it, that makes no sense.
Actually its artari, as you pasted, not atari, artari redirects to https://disconnect.me and atari (its proper spelling if its meant to be the band of the same name) gives a 404. Which furthermore suggests this site actually has a subdomain for artarixxxyyyyzzz but not atarixxxyyyzzz... huh?!
Edit: /u/_rc below points to the sophos forum, which says its because they use Akamai, who share a lot of IP's in a pool it seems. So, is the LittleSnitch app using some out of date list of domains those IP's currently resolve to, maybe? Just a thought before you nuke your OS and do-over.
I use disconnect.me & everything but the last 2 were checked green. Speeds up page loading as well, since you aren't sending/receiving extra packets for tracking.
That and ABP for Ad blocking are my two go-to addons on fresh browser.
Firefox's built-in content blocking uses the list supplied by Disconnet.me
If you wish to block a great deal more of Cryptominers, keep using No Coin or uBlock Origin with Resource Abuse filters.
Pretty sure your own domain will be fine.
I'm only a Firefox user and other tracking blockers will be different, but this mozilla article says "The Tracking Protection feature uses a list provided by Disconnect to identify and block trackers", and if you follow their link to Disconnect, the list of blocked domains is provided.
The list is a project published on github, pretty sure your domain won't be on it.
Danke für den Tipp, aber ich mag Disconnect. uMatrix ist warscheinlich sogar die sicherere Lösung, aber wenn du dir das mal durchliest, ist es einfach unterstützenswert. Und das.
Nothing in this policy contradicts the following statements:
We don’t collect any of your personal info, including your IP address, or other than information you voluntarily provide.
We don’t sell your personal info to advertisers or other third parties.
I use https://justgetflux.com/ on my macbook pro. Very good app, I highly recommend. f.lux is a cross-platform computer program that adjusts a display's color temperature according to location and time of day so that the eyes could rest. The program was designed to reduce eye strain during night-time use and reduce disruption of sleep patterns. Also try using https://disconnect.me/ Disconnect lets you visualize and block the invisible websites that track you. Load the pages you go to 44% faster. Stop tracking by thousands of third-party sites.
Strange; Disconnect Pro has this Knox license as well, just a more steep price ($24,99 and also not in the Play Store but in the Galaxy Apps store by visiting https://disconnect.me from a Samsung device).
Think with your phone if you have andriod you can download a different browser and download a plugin. I do so with Mozilla. I belelive you can also go through a VPN in the settings.
I would also add disconnect as an additional layer. It says it has mobile support but I have not used it.
I use it on my iPhone and Windows 10 laptop and I would recommend. It has three options: 1) Free extension for Chrome for everyday use - includes malware blocking, tracker blocking, ad blocking, enhanced privacy, lower bandwidth and better page loading times. 2) Paid program for whole PC connections (not just browser) and iOS, same advantages as 1) plus a secure search that uses DDG and hides your searches. 3) Paid VPN for enhanced use on iOS/PC - complete encryption, hides location and IP but with a slightly slower connection compared to the everyday blocking. Speed is very good on both, customer service is also good. They don't keep logs so your data can't be decrypted by a certain US service because they don't store any logs or extra data. Edit: Servers are available in USA, EU, Germany and Asia. https://disconnect.me/help
Pas vraiment, car Facebook te profile même si tu n'as pas de compte via les "bouton like" présent sur les sites. Je parlais de ce Disconnect qui permet justement de bloquer ces trackers.
Comentarios? Yo no veo comentarios en emol
Extension Disconnect -> desactiva trackers y objetos de otros sitios como facebook y google.
Extension ublock -> mata la publicidad. Ademas permite crear reglas personalizadas, asi puedes ocultar elementos. En emol oculte el cuadro de los avisos economicos y en LUN (si, a veces leo lun) oculte los cuadros donde muestran los videos que tienen autoplay.
Use this program with Spybot Anti-Beacon it blocks the actual data collection servers and disables updates which introduce key logging or data collection features. https://github.com/Nummer/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying/releases
Also here a few other browser extensions of you are just as paranoid as me in terms of internet security https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/gcbommkclmclpchllfjekcdonpmejbdp?hl=en https://disconnect.me/
Dau könntest "Disconnect" verwenden, sollte dieses Problem für den Anfang lösen. Das gute daran gegenüber Ghostery etc. ist dass man den Sourcecode angucken kann, da Open Source..
Yes, you're looking for a VPN service.
Here's another list but these will too be a service you need to pay for: http://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-review-2015-150228/
You could try out http://vpnbook.com (free) -- I've used them in the pass when I needed a temporary VPN once. Not sure how it is now but at that time, maybe a year ago, it wasn't that bad at all for free. It shouldn't be either for you as to what you are looking to use it for.
You could also take a look at https://disconnect.me -- Personally haven't used it or taken much of a look at it to as haven't personally needed to.
I would though personally stay away from Hola (free). I'm sure as you research this you may come across it or will soon enough. I'd research and read all the news about it lately as to rather you'd want to use that service or not, as to why I'd say to stay away from it.
Browser plugins to block tracking cookies
https://disconnect.me/disconnect
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/
Websites can still track you using your browser signature. If you really need to mask your identity, use Tor
Now, consider that every single big company that can afford to pay for the information knows what you like, don't like, how old you are, where you live, what subcultures you are into, what TV shows you watch, what websites you visit, where you shop, what you buy, etc.
They all know through tracking cookies.
If you want to fight this, keep your online and personal lives separate. Don't use the same username everywhere you go online. Use the Disconnect app.
Visit this site, and opt out of as many as you can. You may have to initially accept cookies to disconnect.
Netflix takes what you watch and sells the information to other companies for marketing.
Why do you think it's weird that if you watch cable TV in one house, then go to another, the advertisements are different, almost tailored to who lives there? It's because they are tailored, because your information is bought and sold.
If something is free (facebook, twitter, reddit, etc), it's not free. YOU are the product.
Disconnect is another option. It does about the same as Ghostery, and is open source + somewhat simpler in my opinion. Both are available for Firefox, Opera and Safari too, by the way :)
Invisible Hand helps you find best prices for online shopping LastPass (https://lastpass.com/) is a password creator and manager so you don't have to remember passwords Disconnect (https://disconnect.me/) help keep your online privacy MaskMe (https://www.abine.com/maskme/) hides your email address and other items when filling out online forms. see their websites for additional information all of them are free to use
It doesn't just block the social buttons. By blocking them it also stops all these companies from tracking and following you on the web. These buttons are everywhere.
There are other ways sites track you besides your local cookies. They might be tying your IP address with specific search terms or clicks for one possible example. I'm not too sure about the specific trackers that youtube uses, but a browser add-on like Disconnect or Ghostery will tell you what specific trackers each site has (as well as allowing you to block them). You might want to add one of those to your browser plugins. I wish I could give more specifics, but all I really know is there's a host of ways to track your browsing history on the internet and using incognito mode won't prevent sites from tracking you.
Yeah and you won't support websites either... It's not to painful to watch a 5 second ad on YouTube every now and then. Do go into your google ad settings and opt out of ads based on your interests. Also if you want install something like Disconnect that will stop sites from selling your info.
As far as I can tell, it looks like they made a change to their site which is detecting the script and pushing back to the main page. I have tested this on a few different computers both with Tampermonkey and with using the script directly in Chrome. I am lead to this conclusion because even when Tampermonkey is not present, it says: >There appears to be a problem with your Tampermonkey script. Disable it and reload the webpage.
Edit: Further, it shows the same warning in Firefox which doesn't have Tampermonkey.
Edit2: Workaround: Use https://disconnect.me to block BrightTag. BrightTag seems to be the source of the javascript alert. While blocking BrightTag, commenting will not work.
There’s also the Disconnect plugin (for Chrome and Firefox) that blocks those widgets. I ended up just making a separate Chrome profile for Facebook just because I distrust it so much.
The link to your "internet toy" is broken.
I'd highly recommend avoiding any shitty share buttons that require making requests to external servers, both as a developer and as a user.
> Fair criticism, but it comes down to what you value. Google has become ubiquitous in our lives - how many people really use DuckDuckGo to search? I realize there's a choice out there, but the fact is, Google probably has a better electronic fingerprint of you or me than any other private company other than maybe Apple. The others you mention are up there, depending on what tech environment you surround yourself with.
I actually know quite a few people who use DuckDuckGo. But certainly not a majority. As far as information security, my biggest concern is Facebook. They have a much more detailed human graph, and from what I can tell, much less stringent data security policies. Perhaps I am biased, but to me Google is more trustworthy.
> At least with the food industry, I still can opt for fair-trade, low-carb, whatever I want. For now at least. I'd be interested in what you think of the food industry though.
Can you? The amount of mislabeling that is legal in pretty ridiculous. Unfortunately I'm not quite so versed in food as I am technology, so I can't speak authoritatively. Food, Inc. is an interesting documentary, with the usual grain of salt.
> And for what it's worth, Apple, Facebook, and the other datamongers would have to pay me pretty handsomely to work for them too.
Reasonable. ;)
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say you would be interested in this extension. It's quite effective, it's kind of like a social media version of adblock: https://disconnect.me/
No I totally agree with you that those things are happening. I just think the average user doesn't care. Or, even if they do care, they aren't going to stop using those products. Honestly, I don't really care if google knows what sites I go to and gives me ads based on that. I don't care because in all likelihood it will never affect me.
I'm ok with Google having all that information because they have been pretty good about using it in a way that doesn't bother me. If they violated my expectations enough, I would likely get annoyed and maybe stop using their products. But I doubt the average user would.
I do use https://disconnect.me/ in an attempt to lessen all that, but beyond that I've just given in to the fact that a lot of services will demand a lack of some degree of privacy (though I don't use services that are particularly intrusive, including anything that wants me to sign up through Facebook, that's just stupid).
From their website : > Disconnect is pay-what-you-want software
>We’re a Certified B Corp. Contributions help sustain our work and help support nonprofit organizations that make the web better, too!
I sense absolutely nothing. Firefox's tracking protection merely uses the (very Google-friendly and weak) Disconnect list, therefore it's an absolute joke:
Mi è andata malissimo, 247 app e siti.
Non mi tornava, infatti sono tutti siti che visito da cellulare.
Sui miei PC sono blindato con liste abbastanza naziste di uBlock + estensione disconnect.me (solo su Chrome).
Ho sottovalutato il cellulare, dove uso Chrome. Mi sa che passerò a Firefox e attiverò l'opzione antitracciamento.
Oltre ovviamente ad aver disabilitato l'attività futura lato FB.
Nope, this one:
The browser version is free, seems kinda like a trial of their paid stuff for mobile, but since I don't use iOS the only part of their paid service I could use is the optional VPN and there are better options than theirs for that.
According to this article, CNN uses browser fingerprinting, yet FF doesn't thwart them...check the shield. How many other popular sites have they neglected? They use a list from disconnect.me...I'm guessing they're not that reliable, perhaps using outdated info. I just don't think using a list is a good way to go about it. Fingerprint protection needs to be built into the browser itself.
r/privacy may be a better place to ask, but that's not a bad idea imo. The VPN should protect you from your IP being identified, and ISP tracking your activity, assuming of course you don't have a DNS leak. However, trackers running on the website or page itself will still track your activity, and could be able to piece together a profile of you, especially since you mentioned being signed into Facebook, which does exactly what I described. Firefox comes with a Facebook container that stops this by default, and after that, you can add ublock origin and/or disconnect.me to block even more (my PiHole has like 100,000 known trackers it blocks, and that's pretty minimal since I'm extra careful about not accidentally breaking sites). beyond the browser though, it's definitely a good idea to use Linux if possible because not to be paranoid, we ultimately don't fully know the extent of what Windows might be tracking. There's a lot of stuff you have to opt-out of when you install it from scratch, and opting out usually means they collect it anyway, but just don't utilize it for ads. As you probably already know, Linux's software support is less than optimal, and at least among people I know, running Linux in a VM is the norm since we don't want to sacrifice the software support we may need.
There are browser extensions like Privacy Badger, HTTPS everywhere, disconnect.me etc. that can help manage your digital footprint and how much 3rd party businesses scrape your browsing info. There used to be one that blocked Facebook tracking specifically but it has since stopped working. Going to the EFF website is a good place to start if you are concerned about your online privacy and who has access to your data.
Yes, these two are different things.
The "tracking protection" is a mainstream feature is roughly equivalent to an ad blocker, specifically Disconnect.me extension, whose lists it uses. It blocks some remote content, including tracking scripts, and blocks cookies from blacklisted domains. Tracking protection is prominently featured in Firefox settings and has its own panel in the address bar and prints out warnings in console for each intervention, helping diagnose possible compatibility problems.
Resist fingerprinting, on the other hand, is a set of non-mainstream modifications authored by TOR developers and included in Firefox to simplify TOR maintenance (instead of maintaining a set of patches they can just flip a config option). It is a very large set of changes which can cause compatibility problems and in most cases they do not display console warnings or any information that could help troubleshoot compatibility problems. As you guessed, "resist fingerprinting" does disable WebGL debugging info.
Not an 'adblocker' per se, but VPNs like Disconnect still work. Performance mode is essentially ad & tracker protection/prevention (speeds up browsing by blocking things that slow you down) while Encryption mode is just that, full VPN w/ encryption (typically slows down connection but obviously higher levels of protection with choice of locations).
It does certainly obsolete https://disconnect.me, since Mozilla effectively implements it in the browser's core and uses the same list. Other addons (uBlock Origin/uMatrix, AdGuard, Privacy Badger, etc.) do something slightly different and I'd recommend keeping them.
The main benefit of this is the general reduction of data available to the trackers and the overall reduction in accuracy of extrapolated models.
Some highlights:
> You might assume you can count on Apple to sweat all the privacy details. After all, it touted in a recent ad, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.” My investigation suggests otherwise.
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>IPhone apps I discovered tracking me by passing information to third parties — just while I was asleep — include Microsoft OneDrive, Intuit’s Mint, Nike, Spotify, The Washington Post and IBM’s the Weather Channel. One app, the crime-alert service Citizen, shared personally identifiable information in violation of its published privacy policy.
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>And your iPhone doesn’t only feed data trackers while you sleep. In a single week, I encountered over 5,400 trackers, mostly in apps, not including the incessant Yelp traffic. According to privacy firm Disconnect, which helped test my iPhone, those unwanted trackers would have spewed out 1.5 gigabytes of data over the span of a month. That’s half of an entire basic wireless service plan from AT&T.
Is someone forcing you to use Facebook's app instead of their web page?
Is someone preventing you from using something like disconnect to shut down tracking efforts online?
Is someone forcing you to share the things you do on social media?
Is someone forcing you to use social media accounts with your real info instead of fake info?
Is someone forcing you to use social media at all?
I've yet to meet someone who could answer "yes" to any of the above questions. Social media, the good and the bad, is something we willingly opt into, or not. It's a choice.
It blocks tracking on Samsung phones, and only Samsung phones (using tech native to Samsung phones that make em NSA security compliant). Heres a list of what the NSA has greenlit as security compliant hardware: https://www.nsa.gov/Resources/Everyone/csfc/Components-List/#End%20User%20Device%20/%20Mobile%20Platfor,
You can also get Disconnect Pro for PC - https://disconnect.me/
You can disable Content Protection for an specific site via the Site Information.
Here is a list of trackers that are blocked via the Strict Protection: https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection/blocked
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Disconnect Pro for Samsung Galaxy devices in the Galaxy App Store blocks thousands of third party trackers and is compatible to use with a VPN simultaneously. No experience with this version but I use the similar looking iOS version from these developers.
For the mac, Sophos Home have a good free tier that has an antivirus and web filtering. You need to create an account, and install the sophos home on your parents Mac, and configure what websites you want blocked and what websites you can allow check it out here. I also recommend installing uBlock origin, and disconnect.me to block trackers and ads.
It's unfortunate that you'll be using Safari since it lacks the extension support of Firefox. I'd say try out Firefox again in the next few months because it's getting some real nice performance increases with recent updates. As for Safari, if you're looking for a replacement for HTTPS Everywhere, there isn't one that I can consider trustworthy. You'll just have to remain vigilant. To replace Privacy Badger, Disconnect is a good stand in replacement that will maintain most of the same functionality. Pair that with uBlock Origin and your VPN (which is a good one by the way) and you'll be set. Although, I still don't recommend MacOS for the privacy conscious. It's must better than the alternative (Windows) but still cannot be trusted due to the nature of it being closed source. Just make sure you remember that even with all the steps you take to increase your privacy, it's all possible to be circumvented by the OS since the OS has complete control, which is why Linux is so heavily recommended here. Beyond that, you should be good.
The Disconnect web/extension is legit, it's open source and made by a company that promotes privacy. from my experience customer service is very responsive. Firefox's Private Browsing mode as well as Firefox Focus/Klar uses this list or an updated version of it.
Some people say it's redundant with the UBlockO filters list which is probably true but it's nice to visualize and customize the Disconnect tracking domains list on the fly. I've used it the passed and had issues installing correctly, it not really needed on Firefox. I still recommend it on Chrome.
https://disconnect.me/ also is good for blocking ad trackers which track your preferences and tailor ads for you, I've been blocking them with the mobile app and it's nice to not see my internet searches broadcasted back to me on my facebook feed
If an app doesn't need internet to work, just firewall the app in Phone Manager (Phone Manager>Mobile data>Networked apps). This will prevent the app from being able to download any adds.
For browsing, try a web browser with ad-blocks built it or use Disconnect-me (works even better).
https://disconnect.me/mobile/disconnect-mobile/sideload
So for awhile I've been hearing the same exact complaint about HotLogs but in my experience I never once ever had a problem. So until now my mind has been blown as to why everyone is having the problems because I actually took 15 seconds to figure out why I never have the problems. I've always had this Google Chrome extension called "Disconnect". What it does is block all the tracker requests. Right now as soon as I go to hotlogs there's 47 requests for ads. You have the option to block the trackers of Ads, Analytics, Social, and Content, but make sure to not block content or else HotsLog will tell you that you have an ad blocker on, but everything else is blocked and HotLogs never gave me a problem. Hope this helps. They got the app for your phone too. Just go to link if you have chrome and click "Private Browsing" to add the extension. https://disconnect.me/freeprotection
I am a bit suspicious, especially since Huawei makes their own SoC. But I also don't consider the Chinese government much of a threat since I'm not in China. That, and Google spies on everything I do and actively tries to block people from protecting themselves. I like Huawei because the phone comes with a built-in firewall and permission manager. These are features you normally have to root for and that they are not standard features in Android sends a strong message that Google doesn't feel users should have control of their devices. So, doesn't matter what you use, you are being fucked. Say fuck you to Google and install disconnect (Google band the app on playsyore as it blocks some of their spying).
Tá todo mundo falando de adblock, mas tem um app chamado disconnect que também é muito bom (tem extensão pro firefox também). Ela bloqueia a parte indesejada dos sites que você entra (basicamente bloqueia as ferramentas do google/facebook que coletam seus dados).
Two totally different things that complement one another.
Using a VPN is akin to having your own private tunnel to the internet, one that keeps your local ISP in the dark about your activity. Using a VPN from your residence in, say, Los Angeles, can allow you to appear as if you are actually accessing the web in, say, Montreal. Using a VPN is the only secure way to use open or free WiFi.
That being said, your activities while using that VPN are still subject to monitoring by the websites you choose to use and visit. If privacy and anonymity are your concern, then solid opsec is a must. If, while using your VPN, you log into your Gmail account and conduct business as you always have, then Google will simply add the new IP address where you emerged from your VPN to the collection of data that they have already accumulated about you.
Using an anonymity-minded and privacy-oriented search engine such as duckduckgo or disconnect can help reduce or scatter your IP footprint, but when you click on the links that they serve up, you are only as anonymous as those websites allow you to be, based upon their privacy policies. Clicking a link to www.baconwrappedtatertots.com served up by Duckduckgo when you searched for bacon wrapped tater tots will take you to the same www.baconwrappedtatertots.com that Google would return for the same search. The only difference here is that duckduckgo says that they do not log your IP address or keep track of your searches, whereas Google is all about that action, boss. That's their bread and butter and they make no qualms about it.
TL;DR - if you want to keep your searches private, don't log into your Gmail account and then pop open a new tab and punch up a search in Google for how to hire a cleaner. Use a borrowed laptop with TAILS and TOR on the local Starbucks WiFi network for that.
The free version, or the pro version? The pro version is the one that's free for a limited time. Even when I follow the Android link on Disconnect's website, I get the same error when I try to download Pro. They also only specify that it's free for iOS, not Samsung. Look for yourself: https://disconnect.me/
Εάν θέλεις να είσαι έστω και ελάχιστα ασφαλής, πρέπει να απενεργοποιήσεις scripts/javascripts/flash/cookies/etc ακόμη και με tor. Και όλα αυτά ουσιαστικά κάνουν τα περισσότερα σύγχρονα sites unusable. Και πχ το tor είναι πάναργο, για text browsing είναι μια χαρά, αλλά μην περιμένεις να δεις βίντεο(και δεν ξέρω εάν καν μπορείς να δεις βίντεο εάν τα απενεργοποιήσεις όλα).
Σε ένα ιδανικό κόσμο, όλοι θα χρησιμοποιούσαν tor ή κάτι παρόμοιο. Στη πραγματικότητα, ο περισσότερος κόσμος δεν ενδιαφέρεται για το privacy του, τουλάχιστον όχι αρκετά ώστε να κάνει κάτι τέτοιο.
Εάν θέλετε να χρησιμοποιείτε το internet κανονικά, συνιστώ τουλάχιστον να βάλετε το Disconnect και το Noscript/uBlock origin/uMatrix. Και μετά μπορείτε να βάλετε στο whitelist τα sites που εμπιστεύεστε(πχ reddit, youtube, κλπ).
> Privately search: https://disconnect.me/search Privately search, chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disconnect-search/hmobfennjmjnkdbklhcnnfbhfibedgkk?hl=en >
Can anyone tell me if Disconnect Search actually works with privacy as an extension? Why not just use duck duck go?
Google.(trying to, nearly impossible.)
Everyone has signed their usage agreement which states they can farm everything you tell them/search for/has a Google ad on the page you look at which is completely unaffiliated with google.
They will have a frightenly detailed profile of most people who use the Internet day to day, even if you don't actively use Google products. They worked in concert with the NSA and a large part of their revenue is based on advertising.
Google advertising is very valuable because of how precisely they can target users.
Install this browser plug-in and see how your every movement is monitored. (not just google) https://disconnect.me/
This will be the groundwork to shift public opinion to allow a scenario like 1984 to exist. Don't care they track you? Exactly...