New web tracking technique is bypassing privacy protections
techxplore.com
Advertisers and web trackers have been able to aggregate users' information across all of the websites they visit for decades, primarily by placing third-party cookies in users' browsers.

Researchers at UC San Diego have for the first time sought to quantify the frequency of UID smuggling, a new method for tracking users across the Web, which does not require third-party cookies. The research team is also releasing both their complete dataset and their measurement pipeline for use by browser developers.

  • ailiphilia@feddit.itOP
    12·
    2 years ago

    I am not sure whether I understand the question, but I understand Blokada is a VPN. So they’re certainly able to track you across the web. If you don’t trust them, don’t use them.

      • ailiphilia@feddit.itOP
        12·
        2 years ago

        Aha, that’s good question. I don’t know, unfortunately, but I am sure there is someone around more capable than me …

        • Izzie🥑@freeradical.zone
          1·
          2 years ago

          @ailiphilia

          I posted the article on the blokada forum and asked. I’ll let you know. Blokada has a VPN but the basic free ad blocker is not an actual VPN, it uses downloaded ad and malware filters, though it runs like a VPN on mobile.

          I really love it and imo better than duckduckgo’s. It’s completely customizable and it’s amazing the number of trackers it stops.