Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation

Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by surround on Thursday July 09, 2020 @04:59PM (#23785165)

Let’s say 80% of websites load Google Fonts. Now Google knows 80% of your browsing history.

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by kohtatsu on Thursday July 09, 2020 @06:05PM (#23785783)

Wikimedia is hosting some now to help alleviate this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23776786

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by lucb1e on Thursday July 09, 2020 @06:10PM (#23785839)

Plus which, in the last decade I can remember exactly two instances where I was positively surprised by a custom font. All other times I didn't notice, would have preferred another font, or even opened up dev tools to revert the font. Given that the latter occurred more often than the instances where the custom font was a nice-to-have, I tend to agree that web fonts are just a lost cause, especially if it's (practically) a package deal with centralized tracking.

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by bignell on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:30PM (#23786478)

That suggests we should block Google Fonts, not disable web fonts entirely.

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by njsubedi on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:42PM (#23787627)

Google Fonts doesn't track the users, or associate the use with the user's account.

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by LargoLasskhyfv on Saturday July 11, 2020 @03:55PM (#23805345)

Says who? And why should i believe/trust that?

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Re:Decentraleyes – Local CDN Emulation by alexchamberlain on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:02AM (#23788315)

So the problem isn't Web fonts per se, it's using Web fonts from a CDN.

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