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Open-source tests of web browser privacy. Developed and maintained by @arthuredelstein. Follow @privacytests for the latest browser test results!
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Issue 101 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 100 of PrivacyTests.org is out today! 🎂
Issue 99 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 98 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 97 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 96 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
The biggest change since last issue is that we are orchestrating the tests on GitHub Actions! All desktop tests now run on macOS instances. The mobile tests are still running on local hardware, but are controlled by GitHub Actions. We hope this new design means we can focus less on coaxing test runs to completion, and more on developing tests. Also it hopefully means that we can run tests and publish test results more frequently.
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We're very pleased to introduce Project Timestamper, an open-source initiative to protect humanity's cultural and scientific heritage from AI forgery.
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.@Mozilla, if encryption is our last line of defense, you should be enabling HTTPS-Only Mode in @firefox by default. It's still disabled, even in Private Browsing windows. That means Firefox still makes unencrypted connections to websites without warning users.
Look:
It's really simple.
Encryption is our last line of defense for digital #privacy. Once it’s compromised, there’s no undoing it. Sign our petition and demand French lawmakers reject this dangerous amendment✒️👇mzl.la/4itihS2 @signalapp @mer__edith
Here are more details about HTTPS-Only Mode: blog.mozilla.org/security/20…
Issue 94 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 93 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 92 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Issue 91 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!
Google announced yesterday that they no longer intend to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome: privacysandbox.com/news/priv…
In my opinion, this decision is a disaster for online privacy. Third-party cookies are a key method that advertisers and other tracking companies use to gather your web browsing history without your knowledge.
Google's new proposal to give users an "informed choice" might be better than nothing, but it isn't yet clear what that choice would entail. In any case, what's to say this new proposal won't also be discarded after a few years, if Google discovers that most users would choose to stop tracking?
There are other, more privacy-protecting browsers available for download today. Such browsers block third-party cookie tracking and many other forms of tracking by default.
Unfortunately, privacy on the web in 2024 is still not the norm! Most people in the world are still using browsers that aren't protecting their privacy. These leaky browsers are knowingly facilitating mass surveillance and making our society, our democracies, vulnerable.
What can we do about this problem? How can we ensure that someday soon, everyone is using a privacy-protecting browser? Have any creative ideas? Let's discuss!
