Karna@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your devicewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipprivacy@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.mltechnik@feddit.orgtechnology@midwest.social
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·2 days agoThe original report showed this exploit occurred with Firefox too.
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoOld firefox. Removed this fingerprinting some time ago now
minus-squareSixseven@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agoEven with uBlock origin?
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoYup. The author included custom uBO rules to block it.
minus-squarezecg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoOh no, I guess it’s le shill lion from now on
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoSafari is slow to add features, did it work there too?
minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoWhy yes; Safari did add the ability for a web page to play audio on January 7th, 2003
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI thought this was about a Bluetooth devices API though.
The original report showed this exploit occurred with Firefox too.
Old firefox. Removed this fingerprinting some time ago now
Even with uBlock origin?
Yup. The author included custom uBO rules to block it.
even with uMatrix ?
Oh no, I guess it’s le shill lion from now on
Safari is slow to add features, did it work there too?
Why yes; Safari did add the ability for a web page to play audio on January 7th, 2003
I thought this was about a Bluetooth devices API though.