If you use #Bluesky be sure to install a tracker blocker.
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@mastodonmigration ah, yes; for chrome users, is there anything we can do?
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@herhandsmyhands @mastodonmigration
yes. stop using chrome, google is tracking you too.
but if you must use chrome, instead use Brave (https://brave.com/) which is based on chrome
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Tracker blockers simply block requests from these sites for your personal information.
See instructions for how to add uBlock Origin to Firefox above
️ If you do not use Firefox, or some other privacy conscious browser, perhaps you should consider doing so. Firefox is very easy to install from the Mozilla Firefox website: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
You can also install EFF's great tracker blocker Privacy Badger (https://privacybadger.org/) using the same installation method.
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@mastodonmigration I appreciate the emphasis on "don't use chrome", but it doesn't take into account people who can't afford better (the cheaper chromebooks do not let you install linux, so chrome it is), or need something extra easy to use.
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This is actually a very good suggestion. If you do not use Firefox, or some other privacy conscious browser, you should consider doing so. Firefox is easy to install from the Mozilla Firefox website: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
You can run Firefox on the same machine and should find the overall experience better as well as more private.
With Firefox can also install EFF's great tracker blocker Privacy Badger (https://privacybadger.org/) using the same installation method.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
To be clear both Brave and Firefox are superior to Chrome. Do not have experience with Brave, but people swear by it as well.
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Hmmm... If you are using a "chromebook" then not sure what to tell you. Have you tried going to the Mozilla website and seeing what might be available for your machine?
Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)
We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.
Mozilla (www.mozilla.org)
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
Actually, try this:
Get Firefox Browser for Chromebook
So you’ve got a Chromebook — now it’s time to get the independent, automatically private Firefox Browser to protect your personal data.
Mozilla (www.mozilla.org)
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@mastodonmigration @mrose @herhandsmyhands People are still using Brave browser ? Brave got quite some bad press in the past, here's an example, see the article on HN and the comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37060014 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Reception"
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@regendans @mrose @herhandsmyhands
Saw that. Have always used Firefox and been very happy with it.
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@mastodonmigration @mrose @herhandsmyhands I've also always used Firefox but unfortunately also Firefox is going downhill
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@regendans @mrose @herhandsmyhands
Saw someone saying they thought Vivaldi was a good alternative.
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@mastodonmigration @BlurryBitsPhoto 'dozens'? Over 4,000 here.
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Yikes.
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@herhandsmyhands @mastodonmigration also these are just interaction tracking attempts, nothing ugly at all. the post is misleading.
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@mastodonmigration none of these are at all sketchy, none are third party, and testing myself reveals the same. interaction tracking is used to monitor and improve the app. nothing untoward here.
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It's not misleading because it is a screenshot of the log. You may say that it is a nothing burger, but people get to decide whether they want to be tracked or not. If you feel comfortable with this that's entirely up to you.
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@mastodonmigration @BlurryBitsPhoto Does anyone know if there's a blocker that can be installed for Firefox on an iPhone?
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to LisaH last edited by [email protected]
Think it should be the same. Can't you just install the uBlock extension
On Android it is the three dots on the top right and select Extensions, then search for uBlock and follow the prompts. Would think it should be the same on iPhone.
Anyone who can confirm?
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@mastodonmigration @herhandsmyhands
I just now installed the duckduckgo browser on a Chromebook/android It has a 'fire' button to block and log tracking attempts.
