Karna@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your devicewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipprivacy@programming.devtechnology@midwest.socialtechnik@feddit.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkAliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your devicewww.techspot.comKarna@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipprivacy@programming.devtechnology@midwest.socialtechnik@feddit.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down6·2 months agoFirefox wouldn’t let this happen btw. Just use firefox peoples
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·2 months agoThe original report showed this exploit occurred with Firefox too.
minus-squareSixseven@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoEven with uBlock origin?
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoYup. The author included custom uBO rules to block it.
minus-squarezecg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoOh no, I guess it’s le shill lion from now on
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOld firefox. Removed this fingerprinting some time ago now
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoSafari is slow to add features, did it work there too?
minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoWhy yes; Safari did add the ability for a web page to play audio on January 7th, 2003
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI thought this was about a Bluetooth devices API though.
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoLibreWolf
Firefox wouldn’t let this happen btw. Just use firefox peoples
The original report showed this exploit occurred with Firefox too.
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
Old firefox. Removed this fingerprinting some time ago now
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.
LibreWolf