Quora User Data Compromised

Re:Quora User Data Compromised by O1111OOO on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @12:25AM (#18596552)

I looked over privacy.com - specifically their security page[0] which reads impressively. As I looked at my "dashboard" I couldn't help but notice (according to uBlock Origin) that privacy.com, ironically, connects to facebook (.net) and google (fonts, apis, gstatic).

I'm certain none of those 3rd-party connections are necessary and yet... like muscle-memory... devs continue to thoughtlessly invite tracking.

[0] https://privacy.com/security

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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by jacquesm on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @02:43AM (#18597198)

I've seen people include such tags on the logged in areas for cancer patients in medical websites without batting an eye and wondering why that's a bad thing.

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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by tadasv on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @07:27AM (#18598779)

Haven't looked very closely, but how do you think they make money by offering virtual credit cards for free? I bet they will track all your purchases and resell them for marketing later.

Fonts and other stuff from google and facebook is just a small piece of the puzzle.

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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by beatgammit on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @07:50AM (#18598914)

They detail it on their website, but basically they keep part of the interchange fees for each transaction.

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