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Amazon sued for snarfing sensitive data via advertising SDK (www.theregister.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Let me guess Java Script they load on their website?

Block that shit with noscrypt, website still works since they want to sell you shit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Question on that topic, is blocking JavaScript generally advised in browser settings? I've tried it once or twice and noticed things like login buttons might not work. Any difference with using the extensions?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

JavaScript is backbone of modern web app and a privacy and security nightmare.

As such my policy is only load what is a must for me to get what I need from the website.

There various options but I prefer noscrypt on top of ublock on Firefox.

Ublock cleans up ads and I use noscrypt for fine control.

Generally you must load on the main website scrypt for it work, sometimes cdn. I then turn them on one by one until I get what I want.

It takes time to learn but once you understand what each parasite does and you tweaks are saved. It is a smooth sailing. It will take time though.

I degoogled so I keep sundar the creep blocked most of the time. No Facebook.

With payment processing you have to let their party scrypt run etc.

Hope this helps, let me know if you got questions.

And remember, freedom ain't free!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Java is baxkbone of modern web app and a privacy and security nightmare.

JavaScript. Two very different things. Though Java can also be as it's used in backend quite a lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Correct... Let me fix that

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