AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by doubled112 on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:11AM (#49373525)

AliExpress won't allow me to open most pages in the account section on my iPhone. Instead I get a page telling me to install the app.

While browsing, there are also popups offering the app approximately every third link I click.

Unless the situation has changed recently, it's not perfectly fine, it is unusable on purpose.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by emctech on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:16AM (#49373575)

AE website on mobile is terrible, they basically force you to use the app. I exclusively use the website on my PC

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by whstl on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:22AM (#49373650)

So they're pulling a Reddit, basically.

"The app is great because the website is heavily degraded".

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by deepsun on Thursday August 20, 2026 @12:09PM (#49376589)

Reddit is fine, just a small popup at the bottom. Facebook kn the other hand turned off most functions on mobile, e.g. chat. Good thing though if you don't use the chat long enough, friends start using other means of communication.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by pudgywalsh on Thursday August 20, 2026 @12:24PM (#49376793)

Reddit is NOT FINE. They throw up full page modals now telling you to continue in the app.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by embedding-shape on Thursday August 20, 2026 @01:10PM (#49377353)

Soon we'll realize that the experience of using reddit (and other mainstream social media) differs a lot based on what country you're in, and sometimes even the state.

For example, seemingly a bunch of places in Europe/elsewhere has disabled old.reddit.com unless you're logged in, but seemingly a bunch of people in other places can use it just fine. I'm sure what both of you are seeing is both correct, there is just something changing the experience that gets served to each of you.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by doubled112 on Thursday August 20, 2026 @01:30PM (#49377617)

    Log in to use old Reddit
    
    To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com.

First time I've ever seen it. No clear way to bypass it either.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by Lio on Friday August 21, 2026 @02:16AM (#49384416)

I think it’s a push for either more tracking through login or to push people to more addictive features like endless scrolling and autoplaying videos.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by 312c on Friday August 21, 2026 @12:26PM (#49390442)

https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1ujtebf/logging_in...

It went into effect 2 months ago, there is no bypass for it by design.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by whstl on Thursday August 20, 2026 @05:30PM (#49380546)

Haha, yeah. Reddit for the longest time hasn't allowed me to browse certain subreddits without the app. I basically ignore search results from it.

As the sibling poster mentioned, might depend on location, but it DOES happen.

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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by Ntrails on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:39AM (#49373819)

I just request the desktop site, it's fine

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