Mastodon MigrationJan 10, 2025

If you use #Bluesky be sure to install a tracker blocker.

Thanks to @BlurryBitsPhoto for calling attention to this privacy nightmare: https://pnw.zone/@BlurryBitsPhoto/113804648365475726

Apparently Bluesky ranks among the worst in their experience for trackers.

Here is a comparison of the uBlock Origin filter log for bsky.app versus Mastodon 👀

(Note: had to cut off the bsky.app page as the log just went on and on yielding dozens of blocks and kept streaming in.)

Blurry Bits Photography (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Oh it became pretty evident to me during my short stay on Bluesky On average, after about ten minutes of browsing - uBlock will show 100-150 various trackers being blocked. I've seen the count go over 300. Crap sites like RawStory always ran the numbers up, but in the amount of time browsing - They may be one of the top-100 worst data aggregators out there. They are selling that user base outright.

The PNW Zone
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@mastodonmigration as someone who doesn't know anything about technology, can you recommend one and explain how it works?
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@herhandsmyhands

Tracker blockers simply block requests from these sites for your personal information.

See instructions for how to add uBlock Origin to Firefox above ☝️

If you do not use Firefox, or some other privacy conscious browser, perhaps you should consider doing so. Firefox is very easy to install from the Mozilla Firefox website: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

You can also install EFF's great tracker blocker Privacy Badger (https://privacybadger.org/) using the same installation method.

Get Firefox browser — Mozilla (US)

Choose from Desktop, iOS, Android, or let us email you a mobile download link.

Mozilla
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@mastodonmigration I appreciate the emphasis on "don't use chrome", but it doesn't take into account people who can't afford better (the cheaper chromebooks do not let you install linux, so chrome it is), or need something extra easy to use.
Jan 10, 2025 at 7:45pmWeb
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@herhandsmyhands

Hmmm... If you are using a "chromebook" then not sure what to tell you. Have you tried going to the Mozilla website and seeing what might be available for your machine?

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/

Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)

We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.

Mozilla
Show threadazteclady has movedJan 10, 2025
@mastodonmigration Thank you, I appreciate this; privacy badger from the EFF is now installed.
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@herhandsmyhands

Actually, try this:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/chromebook/

Get Firefox Browser for Chromebook

So you’ve got a Chromebook — now it’s time to get the independent, automatically private Firefox Browser to protect your personal data.

Mozilla