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k27

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Safari link tracking can no longer be disabled

"With privacy and online tracking being such a large problem and major concern for many users, you would think that browser developers would give you the option to disable anything that could affect your privacy.
[...]
Unfortunately, this no longer works in Safari 12.1."
https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/Safari-link-tracking.html


"While not as common as JS and redirect tracking, this feature is used in the Google search results in order for Google to track clicks on their links.
[...]
Currently, the only browsers that disable hyperlink auditing by default and continue to provide ways to disable it are Firefox and Brave."
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ing-pings-being-used-to-perform-ddos-attacks/

So Apple and privacy... ?!
 
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