Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site
by jachee on Saturday November 28, 2020 @10:24PM
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My understanding is that JavaScript is the primary mechanism used in browser fingerprinting and cross-site user tracking/"analytics". Isn't that a rather large privacy and (personal, if not specifically "cyber") security risk?
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Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @12:48AM
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Yes.
The "security features" of popular browsers will never protect the user from the tentacles of internet advertising. Companies/organizations that author popular web browsers generally rely on the success of internet advertising in order to continue as going concerns; as such, they are obviously not focused on internet advertising, and collection of user data, as a "security threat".
Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site
by XCSme on Sunday November 29, 2020 @06:11PM
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Actually, the main and most used mechanism of cross-site user tracking and "fingerprinting" are cookies, which do not require any JS to work.