Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam

Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by xg15 on Monday August 22, 2016 @07:47PM (#12340233)

Can't say much about DNT, but I think turning off javascript absolutely makes sense.

If you turn it off, they can put you into the "disabled javascript" pool of users. So what?

But if you keep it on, they can query half a dozen APIs and get a much more detailed configuration of your browser. Which lets them put you into a much smaller pool and identify you more confidently.

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Re:Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam by ACow_Adonis on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @03:07AM (#12341918)

And what's more, the more of us that turn off the script, the more anonymizing the "disabled javascript" bucket becomes, as well as the increasing the pressure on web developers to stop the js bloat. Win win I say.

I've been surfing forever with noscript, only white listing those domains I need.

Exploding cookies (the add on, not the terrorist device), and an ad blocker, and the internet is quite usable.

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