The reason it's ignored by 99.999% of sites it's that it is a default on Microsoft browsers. If it wasn't a default maybe there would have been a chance that sites respected that choice (1% of users vs 50%)
Heads up OP, on Windows if you press Windows+Shift+S, it opens the snipping tool which lets you select a portion of your desktop to screenshot. Saves it to your clipboard too.
Sorry to say, but that design is quite intentional. If you stretch webpages too wide, it makes it difficult to read any texts, since finding the start of the next line is rather challenging then.
And if they'd re-layout it to place multiple settings elements next to each other, that would add quite a lot of visual complexity, it would make it harder to explain to people where they find a particular setting and well, just more effort for designing/maintaining that page.
I am sceptical. The paradox of 'DoNotTrack' is, that this setting is used to track you; it gets ignored and, as most users do not have it enabled, makes you more unique.
Someone said, that this new setting is legally enforcable in California. We shall see how it applies to the rest of the world.
Can someone explain to me why browsers allow the tracking in the first place?
Why isn't there a possibility to turn info gathering off completely?
Like, those instances need the browser to comply in sending the data in the first place, right? Can't the browser just send "you do not have permission to receive this info" each time they ask?
I get that websites need to know your browser version in order to show things properly. But all the other data they gather isn't really necessary, is it? Why would they need to know my computer version for example? And all the other things they use for fingerprinting.
Reminds me of this plugin I used to have that intercepted most tracking and information requests to cookies, and instead sent back a cryptocurrency address with instructions that would automatically enable them to get the info they were asking for if they paid a preset minimum amount to the address first...
Seeing as all those trackers and alike are scrapers and automated headless scripts, it shouldn't surprise you that wallet never saw any transactions. 😅 The idea might not have been the best thought through, but the idea was nice and at least it didn't sent out anything else anymore... 😬
I'd rather a "you can't track me" button rather than a "pwetty please pweeeease don't track me" button.
I just want a single button that says "Fuck Off" and it makes all the trackers fuck off.
I’ll see and raise you: it should be default, without an opt-in.
The reason it's ignored by 99.999% of sites it's that it is a default on Microsoft browsers. If it wasn't a default maybe there would have been a chance that sites respected that choice (1% of users vs 50%)
That's the big selection above there...
Heads up OP, on Windows if you press Windows+Shift+S, it opens the snipping tool which lets you select a portion of your desktop to screenshot. Saves it to your clipboard too.
I like the windows snipping tool better, but there is also a Firefox built-in screenshot tool 🤣
They need to fix the UI in Settings on desktop. So much wasted space.
Sorry to say, but that design is quite intentional. If you stretch webpages too wide, it makes it difficult to read any texts, since finding the start of the next line is rather challenging then.
And if they'd re-layout it to place multiple settings elements next to each other, that would add quite a lot of visual complexity, it would make it harder to explain to people where they find a particular setting and well, just more effort for designing/maintaining that page.
Pls learn to crop
You don't have to maximize your browser.
When are they rolling out that all websites that ignore this setting, receive a huge fine? Without that, this is nothing
I think this is the production rollout of https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2021/10/28/implementing-global-privacy-control/
See also https://globalprivacycontrol.org. The difference with DoNotTrack is that this should be legally enforceable in California, IIUC.
I am sceptical. The paradox of 'DoNotTrack' is, that this setting is used to track you; it gets ignored and, as most users do not have it enabled, makes you more unique.
Someone said, that this new setting is legally enforcable in California. We shall see how it applies to the rest of the world.
Interesting, I didn't know the DoNotTrack signal was set that way 💀 lmao
Can someone explain to me why browsers allow the tracking in the first place?
Why isn't there a possibility to turn info gathering off completely?
Like, those instances need the browser to comply in sending the data in the first place, right? Can't the browser just send "you do not have permission to receive this info" each time they ask?
I get that websites need to know your browser version in order to show things properly. But all the other data they gather isn't really necessary, is it? Why would they need to know my computer version for example? And all the other things they use for fingerprinting.
What theme are you using? Looks neat!
It's called Hololive - Hoshimachi Suisei (Dark).
Sorry for taking so long to reply.
No worries, thank you!
Reminds me of this plugin I used to have that intercepted most tracking and information requests to cookies, and instead sent back a cryptocurrency address with instructions that would automatically enable them to get the info they were asking for if they paid a preset minimum amount to the address first...
Seeing as all those trackers and alike are scrapers and automated headless scripts, it shouldn't surprise you that wallet never saw any transactions. 😅 The idea might not have been the best thought through, but the idea was nice and at least it didn't sent out anything else anymore... 😬
Nice!
I think it is similar to the, "do not track" function...
Ya it seems they just reworded it... that setting used to say "Send websites a “Do Not Track” signal that you don’t want to be tracked"
I thought so, too, at first, but the Do-No-Track-toggle is right below that in the screenshot...