Unlike other browsers…
"… Google’s browser, the most popular browser in the world, does essentially nothing to prevent websites from building a unique profile of your device.” Google Chrome lacks browser fingerprinting defenses • The Register
Shocker.
By design, ever wonder what those google fonts are all about? Fingerprinting most servers a search giant.
It Google Chrome Open Source?
Just to collect data by themselves directly in the browser. Just a thing to fight against competition, nothing in favor of users.
You can install ublock after you set up the fake store, instructions on the git, mobile for Linux use above or flatpak, android and forks there is a repo for fdroid
yes, hence awesome fork above.
The issue: Defaults matter. Most people just download Chrome or use the default Android Chrome (or default Edge on Windows, which is not better). People who are smart enough to switch the browser also have other options.
The baseline US car-city is terrible… but it works
the baseline phone and computer OSs are terrible… but they work
the baseline financing and wealth transferring system is terrible… but it works
the baseline food supply is terrible… but it works
Our system is the final stages of the MBA capture, the 90-99% are farmed, the makers are allowed just enough bread and circuses after generating unbelievable value for the rent-takers.
To resist requires nearly Olympic level skill in many areas, congratulations if you are reading this you are the resistance.
I like one of the comments on the article
Google’s statement on why tracking exists:
Translation:
“Proprietary freeware based on open-source components…” i.e. their chromium project: Google Chrome - Wikipedia
As for chromium, I shun it altogether, so as not to further contribute to Google’s massive influence on the digital realm.
I block those, along with everything else Googley that I see. I do occasionally have to temporarily enable CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA or whatever… which makes me angry. (But I think on my degoogled Android some connections to Google’s serves might still be necessary. Unfortunately.)
That’s what version numbers are for, no?
Otherwise how would financial sites be able to send you a pop-up saying your browser is outdated?
It is generally recognised that it is a security risk that a web site can even know what version your browser is.
Any expectation of security risks were received when I signed on with that particular financial institution, no?
Financial institutions strongly insist that you NOT use secured software or OS, bog standard Android-Apple mobile for most of them to even use their app.
So… how do you NOT use an OS ?
I suppose I have to the window and see the “Teller”.
The Teller from Dr Who episode “Time Heist” (“Free to share and use” category of images).
as in
secured software
and more importantly
secured OS
for example graphineOS is better than stock Google Android but worse than PureOS when considering it’s level of security features from boot up to UI. PureOS is one of the OSs that when on the correct hardware, say a Librem phone can not be defeated even by a state security grade Cellbright hacking black box.
The problem is in the browser.
All browsers should change so as to deny the version information to any web page, script or any other crap that can be forced onto your computer.
If the version information is simply no longer available then the financial institution will be unable to do this. The assumption is that all browsers agree to deny access to this information - and then roll out that change in a timely fashion.
Then I suppose that explains the Allow/Disallow button from the financial institution to “Access your browser” at log on. (And a “learn more” link.)
So yes, when I click “Allow" it comes back after 2/FA with another button that says they found “Linux - Firefox”, otherwise I don’t get that. Therefore I “agreed” to it.
Lawyers must have wrote the code.
