Post #4486465
2026-08-08 13:12 UTC
@RockyC@fosstodon.org
It said "this page asked for zero permissions." That's an outright lie. It asked to create a webGL context, which my browser (Librewolf) let me decline.
And it got a lot wrong, including my computer type, public IP address, screen resolution (twice) and trackpad. So I'll sleep OK tonight.
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@RockyC@fosstodon.org 2026-08-08 13:22
@drewph@ieji.de Technically, Librewolf did the asking, not the web page. It doesn't matter that the data is wrong, only that it is unique and identifiable. They can still track you across websites and build a profile. I set Librewolf to its strictest mode, reloaded the page, and it welcomed me back to my second visit.