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dessant / ping-blocker

Stop sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing
https://armin.dev/apps/ping-spotter
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Open Bruce-Bane opened 4 years ago

Bruce-Bane commented 4 years ago

Hello! Ty for your hard work!

Could you add some description about privacy concerns envolving Beacon API and CSP reports? (specially the first one)

The ping block (hiperlink auditing) has a lot of info on internet. CSP reports seems to be a little controversial .

But a couldn't fin anything about blocking beacon API. What are the consequences? What are the pros and cons?

Ty again!

RuiGuilherme commented 3 years ago

Accordingly Webkit.org Beacon API and Ping is used to tracker mouse click, without returning anything to the user and no affecting the performance of the machine.

Blocking Beacon API and Ping doesn’t solve the privacy issue because the site can use multiple methods tracking click and may even encourage sites to use methods that involve the performance of navigation.

BTW: If the site uses these requests for its own operation it can cause problems to site.

There are other tools block CSP like privacybadger, fallow issue about this;