L4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.commessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comL4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms.
minus-squareplz1linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThe built in “do not track” features require companies to operate in good faith and honor that. I have zero trust In that.
minus-square@Yendor@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI’m not talking about “Do Not Track”. I’m talking about features like this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track It’s a Firefox setting that specifically blocks pixels and cross-site cookies. It’s turned on by default, and you can increase it to “strict” if you value privacy over comparability.
The built in “do not track” features require companies to operate in good faith and honor that. I have zero trust In that.
I’m not talking about “Do Not Track”. I’m talking about features like this:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track
It’s a Firefox setting that specifically blocks pixels and cross-site cookies. It’s turned on by default, and you can increase it to “strict” if you value privacy over comparability.
Ah, wasn’t aware of that one. Thanks for the info.