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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. (www.zeropartydata.es)

submitted 6 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As if they'd impose maximum penalties, no matter how deserved. But hey, fingers crossed!

And imho the whole issue can be avoided by using mobile websites and/or alternative app front-ends for meta services, if you can't steer clear of them altogether.

And blocking apps from using background data should seal the deal.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I have webrtc completely disabled in browsers.

I tell everyone, and I abide by : never use an app if you can use the website. If they only have an app be prepared to be fucked.

I also use a VPN / firewall / DNS filter (by domain and by IP). Rethink or invizible provide all 3 in 1 on android. On linux rotating VPNs, rotating local DNS resolvers [dnscrypt-proxy with local doh with blacklists], and strict firewall rules.

*Facebook* , *meta*, *Instagram* etc are blocked in and out. As are Google "safety" domains, and a lot of their APIs.

Privacy may be inconvenient, but selling (giving away for likes) your soul to the devil could cost you a lot more.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 6 days ago

Same here, in my productive browser (Fennc on mobile, stock Firefox on desktop) WebRTC is blocked. I keep a chrome variant around in case anything truly doesn't work (Cromite on mobile, Edge on Windows, since I have to use some MS applications for work that I don't care to install on my system).

I rotate VPN servers, not services though.