984
submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] TangledHyphae@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Agree, I recently checked further after seeing "sponsored" icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it's on by default, it's just not congruent with privacy.

[-] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago

I'd say thats less a matter of privacy since it doesn't reveal anything to the "sponsors". More like bloat? Honestly can't find the exact for rn

[-] TangledHyphae@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I think you're right. It exposes whatever IP endpoint you're on to the request but irrelevant with a VPN.

this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
984 points (99.1% liked)

Technology

59118 readers
3137 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS