Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by purplecats on Sunday January 10, 2021 @10:17AM
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is there a standard of proof these sites can provide about not sending data back to the servers? besides checking the network data, which it could delay to another visit or obfuscate easily
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Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by neslinesli93 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @10:29AM
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I don't know, sorry.
I mean, you can be completely sure that the website works offline by unplugging the cable/turning off your wifi connection after it's completely loaded. But that's just a functional test, not something you can expect users to do during a normal browsing session
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by purplecats on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:20PM
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thats not enough, it can send it in the next connection. unless you want to load a site once, and never connect your computer to the internet ever again.
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by londons_explore on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:18PM
(#25721440)
This is something the web platform is missing.
I'd like some API for a page to load, then become "offline". Then I can use it, and have the browser block any attempts to send/receive data from anywhere except local storage.
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by franga2000 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @01:10PM
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How exactly could it obfuscate it? You can see every request in its entirety and if you see a request that you can't read, that's already enough reason to not use it. As for delaying it, it would have to store it somewhere like localStorage, which is just as easily inspectable.
If you're worried about that, loading it in a private window and switching to offline mode, then closing it after you're done makes any exfiltration impossible.
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by lights0123 on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:31AM
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A service worker could send it after the tab is closed.
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by purplecats on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:22PM
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its easy to hide from network inspection
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by freedomben on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:12PM
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If you're this concerned that the app might delay sending until later, I would probably suggest you just use ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick locally instead. I use it all the time for processing photos. If you want to clean exif data look at exiftool. It's in most repos.
Re:Show HN: JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built ...
by purplecats on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:23PM
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yeah thats what i do, but i wanna be able to use services like this