Tracking Sex: Implications of widespread data leakage and tracking on porn sites

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Post by interweb » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 12:57 PM UTC

Tracking Sex: Implications of widespread data leakage and tracking on porn sites
arxiv.org

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Post by octosphere » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:09 PM UTC

> This paper explores tracking and privacy risks on pornography websites. Our analysis of 22,484 pornography websites indicated that 93% leak user data to a third party. Tracking on these sites is highly concentrated by a handful of major companies, which we identify. We successfully extracted privacy policies for 3,856 sites, 17% of the total. The policies were written such that one might need a two-year college education to understand them. Our content analysis of the sample's domains indicated 44.97% of them expose or suggest a specific gender/sexual identity or interest likely to be linked to the user. We identify three core implications of the quantitative results: 1) the unique/elevated risks of porn data leakage versus other types of data, 2) the particular risks/impact for vulnerable populations, and 3) the complications of providing consent for porn site users and the need for affirmative consent in these online sexual interactions.

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Post by thanatropism » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:13 PM UTC

Possibly relevant:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profumo_affair

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Post by bitxbitxbitcoin » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:15 PM UTC

Looks like everyone - vulnerable population or not - should be using VPN when viewing pornographic content.[1]

[1] https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/07/why-you-n...

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Post by bfirsh » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:17 PM UTC

Here's an HTML version if you're on a phone: https://www.arxiv-vanity.com/papers/1907.06520/

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Post by meruru » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

The hentai sites I tend to use are pretty good in this regard I think. Most of them even work with no JS. E.g. https://danbooru.donmai.us https://e-hentai.org

Edit: I tried visiting them without adblock and I'm actually surprised they didn't even have ads.

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Post by wruza » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

At least it serves its main goal. Youtube is far behind with their stupid suggestions than any major porn aggregator.

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Post by andrepd » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

bitxbitxbitcoin wrote: post #4

Looks like everyone - vulnerable population or not - should be using VPN when viewing pornographic content.[1] [1] https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/07/why-you-n...

s/pornographic content/any content/g

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Post by craftyguy » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:23 PM UTC

bitxbitxbitcoin wrote: post #4

Looks like everyone - vulnerable population or not - should be using VPN when viewing pornographic content.[1] [1] https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/07/why-you-n...

While I don't disagree with using a VPN as you suggest, I would be wary of using an advertisement by a VPN company as a supporting source for that claim.

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Post by kingkawn » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:24 PM UTC

I've assumed (without evidence, only deduction) since the 90s that every pornographic thing anyone has ever looked at has been recorded for future blackmail use against social rebellions.