frankieSep 10, 2021

Have you tried the Privacy Badger extension/add-on made by the EFF?

It can block domains and block cookies from domains!

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/

Chromium: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp

Privacy Badger – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Privacy Badger for Firefox. Automatically learns to block hidden trackers. Made by the leading digital rights nonprofit EFF to stop companies from spying on you.

Show threadGreyshley Sep 10, 2021
@strawberryfieldsforever I'v never tried it, and I'm already quite content with ublock/uMatrix.
Show threadfrankieSep 10, 2021

@dhfir
cool.
I have uBlock and Privacy Badger!

ASAIK, uBlock blocks trackers, while Badger allows you to block the entire domain/sub-domain itself. So, it's like nipping it in the bud.
Eg, lots of sites embed those Spotify links and Instagram posts, so that can be annoying for some, and this extension doesn't allow those ones to load even!

Show threadGreyshley Sep 10, 2021
@strawberryfieldsforever turning on the "I am an advanced user" checkmark lets you do that on ublock too, while uMatrix blocks a lot of stuff by default.(you gotta reenable all kinds of shit tho)
Show threadfrankieSep 10, 2021

@dhfir
oh, I didn't know you could do that in uBlock!
Thanks!

I did try uMatrix for a bit, but I realised even the normal stuff wasn't loading for me! 😁
maybe, there's something in the settings! 😁

Show threadDick Smiths Fair Go Supporters

@strawberryfieldsforever
Nice, but what about #fingerprinting. Ie. Unless most people that use the browser use the #addon and block same domains you may still be tracked.

If the addon were easy to access in the UI of a browser that changes the equation.

Does it block #CAGFAM out of the box (#Cloudflare + #GAFAM)

Otherwise we say just don't visit/share the site, that you think use unethical #domains etc.

@dhfir

Sep 10, 2021 at 2:14pmWeb
Show threadfrankieSep 10, 2021

@dsfgs
we can block domains from Gafam, but I don't know how to overcome cloudflare, coz almost ever site seems to be using their services.
there's this bot, @altlink that alerts you of you shared or posted a link to a site that uses cloudflare, and it shares the same URL from archive.org!

@dhfir

Show threadDick Smiths Fair Go SupportersSep 10, 2021

@strawberryfieldsforever
The fact that the #PrivacyBadger won't block the great threat that is Cloudflare just fuels our resolve to pump our Cloudflare (#) boardgame idea. We remember you already liked it.

We are seriously interested in writing Custom rules, 'Chance cards' and printing 'Data' notes to sell…

For Christmas.

@altlink @dhfir

Show threadGreyshley Sep 10, 2021
@dsfgs @strawberryfieldsforever most fingerprinting uses javascript.
Block it on all websites by default and only allow when necessary.
Show threadDick Smiths Fair Go SupportersSep 10, 2021

@dhfir
Unfortunately though, there are methods to fingerprint that don't require JS though.

@strawberryfieldsforever