Post #1869867
2026-03-23 04:35 UTC
@cinebox @geolaw
So when you have a google font encoded into your website, this is done as a CSS link in the headers of your site.
When someone loads your page, their browser goes out to the fonts.google.com link in your website and says "Hey google, I am {IPADDRESS}, and {WEBSITE} told me to come here and get {font}. Google then delivers a font file and they get to know not only what person(ip and browser) visited but also what site sent them there and when.
I would imaging this is pretty useful to know for a company that is selling target ads.
All for the bargain basement price of hosting a font file.
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@geolaw@aus.social 2026-03-23 05:57
@ahasty @cinebox But it is possible for a website to host its own font file? Or even not specify any font at all in which case the browser uses its default font?