Rik ViergeverMar 7

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

LibreSpeed - Speed Test

Free and Open Source Speedtest. No Flash, No Java, No Websocket, No Bullshit.

Show threadF4GRX SébastienMar 9

@rikviergever BEWARE I have never seen ANY site with THAT MANY third party scripts to load!!! WOW Have a look at the umatrix or ublock origin window, it's INSANE!

it downloads from 21 different domains not including the main one!

Show threadMelvin GundlachMar 9

@f4grx @rikviergever For me, it doesn’t load a single third party script. The only script loaded is the primary speedtest.js which is obviously required.

All third party network calls just query the different servers to get the ping. The responses don’t actually contain anything.

Show threadGrant_HMar 10

@melgu @f4grx @rikviergever

I get your point, but it *is* a scary list

Show threadMelvin GundlachMar 10
@grant_h @f4grx @rikviergever It’s less scary when you see the content (or rather missing content) of all those calls to „empty.php“ 😄
Show threadF4GRX Sébastien

@melgu @grant_h @rikviergever why contact so many servers then.

A text description of what they exactly do would be very welcome.

Mar 10 at 9:12amWeb
Show threadMelvin GundlachMar 10
@f4grx @grant_h @rikviergever It does say „Selecting a server…“, so for laypeople that’s enough info. Nerds can look at the network logs.