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Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site by jachee on Saturday November 28, 2020 @10:24PM (#25242700)
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?
Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @12:48AM (#25243205)
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 (#25248979)
Actually, the main and most used mechanism of cross-site user tracking and "fingerprinting" are cookies, which do not require any JS to work.
Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site by jachee on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:06PM (#25261841)
How does cross-site user tracking do its thing?
Re:Please disable JavaScript to view this site by XCSme on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @04:31AM (#25263778)
Set a cookie using HTTP headers.

Use a tracking pixel (eg. image) to make further requests and cookie will be included in the request.