Programmer Humor

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[–] pr3d@eviltoast.org 5 points 3 months ago

I don't get it. Of course it doesn't help with IP tracking of fingerprinting, but it deletes all cookies when I leave a site. My browsers runs very long on desktop and mobile, so Firefox's 'Delete cookies on close' doesn't help much.

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago*

"don't lock your door, it does not prevent scammers from getting your home address"

???

yeah, we know deleting cookies doesn't prevent IP tracking, that's also why I use a VPN

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Is that needed if ublock already stops all the tracking scripts from loading?

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Yes. Because cookies are used for tracking and can be set without the aid of Javascript.

For anyone interested, cookies pre-date Javascript and are baked in the HTTP protocol by way of a Set-Cookie header that the browser responds to by storing whatever information accompanies the Set-Cookie header; usually a unique id that can then be used to track what pages on a domain you visit.

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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

uMatrix once again to the rescue. It can block cookies. The only downside to uMatrix is that it dis-/allows based on su domain, so you can't accept a log-in cookie and reject the tracking cookie, if they are served by the same subdomain.

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Sources:
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/umatrix-development-has-ended.432663/
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/09/20/umatrix-development-has-ended/

[–] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago

uMatrix is unmaintained since 2021, that's another downside

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[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It does, if you choose so. Settings -> filter lists -> cookie notices -> easylist/ubo cookie notices + adguard/ubo cookie notices

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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks a lot!
Just activated it, and a short test on two of the news sites I visit regularly confirmed it to be working! :-)

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[–] joe@lemmy.today 11 points 3 months ago

By default it does nothing about the banners, but blocks most tracking cookies. With some config, it can both enforce a comprehensive cookie policy you set, and hide the banners for you.

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago

It does, just need to enable the filter list for it. It'll block most annoying things on top of the usual ads.

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[–] blackbeans@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

It helps partially. As it will block known trackers and tracking cookies.

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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I use Cookie Autodelete. Doesn't matter what I choose, it's getting nuked when I close the tab. Handy to clear out IndexedDB and localStorage too, for sites that only let you read one or two pages before putting up a paywall.

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[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What's the benefit of an extension over setting Firefox to autodelete and setting exceptions in the settings?

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[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

CAD deletes cookies for sites as soon as I close the last tab from that domain, not just when quitting the browser.

Especially on android the settings to delete stuff on quit is pretty useless, because I never quit Firefox through the menu, I just remove it from the recent apps, which doesn't trigger that stuff.

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[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 1 point 3 months ago

Oh gotcha, I'll have to try it out then, thanks!

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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

You can probably rig up something similar using firefox settings depending on what your needs are for convenience and granularity.

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[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 1 point 3 months ago

I just meant was there a benefit to choosing an extension over Firefox's settings

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Does it allow you to select the ones to keep? I'd like to delete everything, but signing into the services every day is annoying as hell, so I'd appreciate a solution to keep the authentication ones.

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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah, you can manually whitelist domains (including expressions). I do this for sites where I don't mind keeping cookies around (like lemmy).

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[–] MonkeyDumpster@lemmy.org 1 point 3 months ago

yup. this.

https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions

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[–] SwooshBakery624@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I'm gonna copy-paste my comment here. Please, don't install such extensions.

Cookie extensions

❗️Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy. They do nothing for IP tracking. Even Tor Browser does not sanitize in-session e.g. when you request a new circuit. A new ID requires both full sanitizing and a new IP. The same applies to Firefox

❗️Cookie extensions can lack APIs or implementation of them to properly sanitize: e.g.

⚠️ [last checked Nov 2024], Cookie Auto Delete even instructs it's users to disable Total Cookie Protection - ⚠️ DO NOT DO THIS ⚠️

As of Firefox 86, strict mode is not supported at this time due to missing APIs to handle the Total Cookie Protection [... followed by instructions]

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[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago

No one said deleting cookies prevents IP tracking. Deleting cookies prevents cookie tracking.