Apple, Firefox tools aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking

Post by sirn » Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 5:02 PM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #39

sirn wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have never tried, but presumably launchd won't run the Keystone agent (although using defaults command can archive the same, if we were to just disable it from running). The issue is when we want to keep Chrome and maybe other Google apps installed, while _not_ have Keystone, and not letting any Google software reinstall Keystone. In that case, it involve uninstalling Keystone agent, creating GoogleSoftwareUpdate d…

Is there a component to Keystone I'm missing aside from the agent? Because if launchd can't run it, presumably Keystone wouldn't work.

Post by taf2 » Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 5:11 PM UTC

moedersmooiste wrote: post #42

What I would like is a browser plugin/extension that jails every website in it's own cookie space. That way websites(and all trackers on that website) can only read their own cookies. Is there anything like that out there?

Post by wool_gather » Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC

moedersmooiste wrote: post #42

What I would like is a browser plugin/extension that jails every website in it's own cookie space. That way websites(and all trackers on that website) can only read their own cookies. Is there anything like that out there?

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 5:21 PM UTC

taf2 wrote: post #43

moedersmooiste wrote: post #42

What I would like is a browser plugin/extension that jails every website in it's own cookie space. That way websites(and all trackers on that website) can only read their own cookies. Is there anything like that out there?

Have you tried google profiles. It’s not every website but you can for example organize your browsing habits such as social, entertainment, and work into unique browser profiles at least you can do this in chrome

Post by trumped » Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 5:24 PM UTC

asdkhadsj wrote: post #11

davedx wrote: post #6

OK so now I'm considering switching my primary work browser to Safari instead of Chrome (I use Firefox for a lot of my general/personal browsing already). The one thing holding me back is development tools. Which has better devtools, Firefox or Safari? (I've tried both several times but always ended up running back to Chrome...)

I don't have an answer to your question, but I would ask: Why not use what you find best for development tools? Ie, I've switched away from almost everything Google. My phones, my email, my life. Yet, I still have Chrome installed. It has useful features, like development tools, Hangouts (for random free calls), etc. Is it worth it to purge Chrome entirely? Are we worried about Google as if they're a virus? I'm askin…