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Re:Generative.fm – Endlessly unique ambient music by emayljames on Sunday March 17, 2019 @05:29AM (#19413104)
A heads up. Your site seems to be fingerprinting my device through audio (firefox addin for audio fingerprint blocking).
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Re:Generative.fm – Endlessly unique ambient music by yorwba on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:30AM (#19413298)
Have you confirmed that the add-on doesn't simply trigger if a website uses the WebAudio API? All fingerprinting techniques also have legitimate applications. If they could be reliably distinguished from non-malicious uses, browsers would have blocked them long ago.
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Re:Generative.fm – Endlessly unique ambient music by dave84 on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:36AM (#19413319)
So a website designed to play sound is accessing your sound information?
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Re:Generative.fm – Endlessly unique ambient music by Wowfunhappy on Sunday March 17, 2019 @10:57PM (#19418383)
...yes, otherwise, how would it play sound?
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