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AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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Post by doubled112 »

embedding-shape wrote: post #30
unixhero wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's great for shopping. But in the US you have amazon prime. We don't.

I don't have Amazon Prime (nor am I in the US) yet use Aliexpress perfectly fine on my mobile phone without using an app. Frankly, I don't understand how the two is related at all?

AliExpress won't allow me to open most pages in the account section on my iPhone. Instead I get a page telling me to install the app.

While browsing, there are also popups offering the app approximately every third link I click. Some of them are telling me to install the app.

Unless the situation has changed recently, it's not perfectly fine, it is unusable on purpose.

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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Post by realusername »

pama wrote: post #38

Another reason why Lockdown mode on iOS is your friend.

Somebody else mentioned here that they also do it on the iOS app and I don't see how Lockdown mode would change anything, it doesn't prevent to play audio.

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

#45

Post by emctech »

doubled112 wrote: post #41
embedding-shape wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't have Amazon Prime (nor am I in the US) yet use Aliexpress perfectly fine on my mobile phone without using an app. Frankly, I don't understand how the two is related at all?

AliExpress won't allow me to open most pages in the account section on my iPhone. Instead I get a page telling me to install the app. While browsing, there are also popups offering the app approximately every third link I click. Some of them are telling me to install the app. Unless the situation has changed recently, it's not perfectly fine, it is unusable on purpose.

AE website on mobile is terrible, they basically force you to use the app. I exclusively use the website on my PC

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

#46

Post by rcruzeiro »

compsciphd wrote: post #6

i'd argue that perhaps the ability to play audio should be permission gated, much like the ability to use webcam/microphone. However, I'd bet that many people will gladly allow aliexpress to play audio as there are probably videos on the site that people want to play and listen to. With that said, its possible that this can be only a use once permission. Even if I want to shop at aliexpress if I know they are doing t…

I would actually love if I could have iOS prompt me to allow certain apps to use the speakers. I hate using an app and suddenly have a video autoplay loudly.

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

#47

Post by ruuda »

emctech wrote: post #18
nkjoep wrote: post #16

JS enabled by default seems every day less secure.

So many website break completely with JS disabled and you end up having to enable it half the time anyway.

About half of the time, when a website doesn't work with js disabled, I realize that I didn't want to see the page that badly anyway, and I close the tab.

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

#48

Post by whstl »

emctech wrote: post #45
doubled112 wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AliExpress won't allow me to open most pages in the account section on my iPhone. Instead I get a page telling me to install the app. While browsing, there are also popups offering the app approximately every third link I click. Some of them are telling me to install the app. Unless the situation has changed recently, it's not perfectly fine, it is unusable on purpose.

AE website on mobile is terrible, they basically force you to use the app. I exclusively use the website on my PC

So they're pulling a Reddit, basically.

"The app is great because the website is heavily degraded".

Re: AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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Post by maximilianthe1 »

emctech wrote: post #2

Recently I ran into a problem with my Bluetooth headphones. They support multipoint bluetooth audio, so they can be connected to my PC and phone at the same time. Opening the Aliexpress webpage causes a silent audio stream keeping the PC>headphone link active blocking my phone audio. An investigation reveals obfuscated code running device fingerprinting with a side effect being a silent audio stream that firefox, chr…

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