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boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers - Stack Diary

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boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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Mozilla is introducing a new feature to Firefox aimed at protecting users from bounce trackers, the browser developer has announced. Bounce tracking is a technique where a user clicks a link but ends up reaching their intended destination via an intermediary tracking page. This allows trackers to place and read 'first-party cookies,' which aren’t blocked by the browser, unlike third-party
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      This is why we use extensions

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          Its called using third party front ends. The extensions just redirect and replace

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              Extensions or front ends?

              For extensions I use libredirect and for YouTube I use invidious. Libreredirect redirects YouTube links and replaces embedded YouTube videos.

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      Twitter also was one of the first hijacking links a long time ago.

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