Submitted via IRC for Bytram
Is this for real? DuckDuckGo has grown in popularity primarily on its claim: We don't track you. Is this no longer true?
DuckDuckGo now fingerprinting visitors
DuckDuckGo is using the Canvas DOMRect API on their search engine. Canvas is used to make unique geometry measurements on target browsers, and DOMRect API uses rectangles. This can be verified with the CanvasBlocker Firefox add-on by Korbinian Kapsner. DDG has recently been redirecting some website navigations to cute pictures with remarks about their privacy promises. The organization is now seeking to expand their Internet presence. DDG are without question data brokers, and commercial websites that make promises like DDG does will not survive for long if they actually keep them.
(Score: 4, Funny) by DannyB on Thursday January 10 2019, @07:38PM (1 child)
The best way to ensure you are not tracking anyone is to keep track of who you are not tracking. When someone visits, you check your list to see if they are on it, and if so, then you know you are not tracking them. If they are a new visitor and are not in your list yet, then to ensure you are not tracking them, you add all of their information to your database to update the list of who you are not tracking.
Got it.
(and since it is done on the internet, that makes it a victimless crime.)
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by pipedwho on Friday January 11 2019, @02:04AM
A victimless crime, like punching someone in the dark.