On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:25:33 +1030 Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 02 February 2016, Robin Laing sent: > > There was an issue with poorly written sites opening hundreds of > > cookie requests. > > Sometimes I think sites do that on purpose, to attack people who > selectively choose their cookies. > > I used to use the option to ask about all cookies, but caved-in to > changing the preferences to allowing cookies for just one session > (expunge on exit), thanks to crap like that (that option will probably > disappear, too). > > Unfortunately, this means you get tracked, and you get more internet > crap in your mail, and targeted adverts, from that. It's quite > disturbing to find while you're browsing some site that you consider > to be completely unrelated to something else that you logged into > early, that you've been identified by the earlier sites (you don't > get asked to sign in, to the sites you browse, later on, there's a > "hello Tim" already in that spot). I doubt that you are experiencing traditional cookie tracking. There are two other ways of tracking that are much more effective: flash cookies and html5 storage. The add-on betterprivacy removes flash cookies (LSO cookies) whenever the browser is closed, or with other settings, including a timer. The add-on self-destructingcookies removes cookies whenever a site is closed (the site tab, not the browser). You should look at an add-on called privacy badger. It is sort of AI, and monitors links. If they exhibit behavior that a tracking site would, it blocks them. I can no longer read the site forbes.com because it thinks I have adblocker turned on. I don't, but privacy badger is blocking the ad trackers that would allow ads, so they don't show up. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of an add-on that blocks html5 storage. Html5 allows websites to store their information on your computer in a reserved area. I presume it was justified with some kind of persistence or convenience argument, but I think it is inviting abuse. I remember that I went into about:config and turned off html5 storage somehow, but I don't remember the details; I think I just searched on html5 and there was an entry with storage that I set to false, but it might have been setting the storage size to zero. Never!, I repeat never!, allow the site addthis.com to access your computer. It uses browser fingerprinting to track your web usage. NoScript seems to adequately prevent it, and I think privacybadger has it blocked out of the box. If you don't go with PrivacyBadger, Ghostery is also a good way to block third party tracking sites, though it uses a look up list rather than real time determination. HTH -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
