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Re:Python 3.11 in the Web Browser by nine_k on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:15AM (#30817655)
While I understand how finding a particular unique resource cached may allow to glean some privacy-infringing info, I don't see how detecting a common library downloaded from a site that provides it for everyone (like python.org) would help reveal anything.

If users might define a list of sites trusted for cross-site caching (like fonts.google.com and other known library CDNs), this could help cache quite some common resources without downsides to user's privacy.

Re:Python 3.11 in the Web Browser by berkes on Sunday March 27, 2022 @03:10AM (#30818367)
But then those 'common trusted sites' can spy on users massively.

fonts.google.com is, after google analytics, the most effective spyware around today.

Re:Python 3.11 in the Web Browser by remorses on Sunday March 27, 2022 @07:02AM (#30819327)
The problem is that you can identify people by checking what resources they have already cached