Proton MailJan 4, 2024

Meta wants you to keep Facebook Link History on, here’s why you shouldn’t:

“Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords.”

https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018

Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit

Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.

Gizmodo
Show threadRobJan 4, 2024
@protonmail I don''t even know why people are still using Facebook, or any META product for that matter.
This is proof positive that a leopard can't change its spots, and people want to allow Threads to federate with Mastodon!
Show threadProton MailJan 4, 2024
@robchapman It takes time for things to change, especially when they are grandfathered in and people feel stuck in an existing ecosystem, we're happy to help share advice along the way and provide privacy by default alternatives whenever possible.
Show threadDraken BlackKnightJan 4, 2024
@protonmail @robchapman
Do what I did and just block Threads in its entirety from your Mastodon feed.
Show threadRobJan 4, 2024
@drakenblackknight @protonmail I blocked the Threads.net by adding it to my own imported 'Domain Block List .csv file when the whole thing was first mooted
Show threadDraken BlackKnight
@robchapman @protonmail
Oh, I just added it to my uBlock Origin and NextDNS blocklists right alongside Meta's other properties, "brand x," and TikTok/ByteDance.
Jan 4, 2024 at 9:18pmWeb
Show threadRobJan 4, 2024
@drakenblackknight @protonmail Oh right, I don't use Ublock - I just blocked it here, but I can see how that would also work. I let Brave's shields block everything else I don't want, and it does it very well.
Show threadDraken BlackKnightJan 4, 2024
@robchapman @protonmail
I have it up on Brave's shields, too. Can never have too many redundancies in case Raymond Hill stops working on uBlock.
Show threadRobJan 4, 2024
@drakenblackknight @protonmail No, that is a fair point.