L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1256arrow-down1external-linkFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms.
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe built in “do not track” features require companies to operate in good faith and honor that. I have zero trust In that.
minus-squareYendor@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’m not talking about “Do Not Track”. I’m talking about features like this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track It’s a Firefox setting that specifically blocks pixels and cross-site cookies. It’s turned on by default, and you can increase it to “strict” if you value privacy over comparability.
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAh, wasn’t aware of that one. Thanks for the info.
The built in “do not track” features require companies to operate in good faith and honor that. I have zero trust In that.
I’m not talking about “Do Not Track”. I’m talking about features like this:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track
It’s a Firefox setting that specifically blocks pixels and cross-site cookies. It’s turned on by default, and you can increase it to “strict” if you value privacy over comparability.
Ah, wasn’t aware of that one. Thanks for the info.