YSK: The Guardian, Wired and The Verge websites has more trackers than other news websites.
from Tea@programming.dev to privacy@lemmy.ml on 05 Mar 14:33
https://programming.dev/post/26393982

I think those websites are over using trackers in their websites for extra profit with no care for the privacy of their users, I highly recommend avoiding them.

For comparsion:

Update: added Wired and more websites for comparison.

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skribe@aussie.zone on 05 Mar 14:44 next collapse

You can read most of The Guardian without JavaScript.

Tea@programming.dev on 05 Mar 14:48 next collapse

You can read the other websites without JavaScript as well.

Also, that might not stop all the trackers, as the webpages are loaded with their trackers.

ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com on 05 Mar 16:11 collapse

I read it on terminal

Andrew@mnstdn.monster on 05 Mar 15:16 next collapse

From Europe they're actually better than the other news sites you list here. Either way, I'm using ad-blocking, DNS filtering, and I do general browsing like this in a separate browser that wipes everything on exit sooo 🤷 saves you from worrying about this stuff or even thinking about it much.

Tea@programming.dev on 05 Mar 15:34 collapse

2 things:

they’re actually better than the other news sites you list here.

What you are saying does not make any sense unless you did not click the links to see the amount of trackers in the tests.

Either way, I’m using ad-blocking, DNS filtering, and I do general browsing like this in a separate browser that wipes everything on exit sooo 🤷 saves you from worrying about this stuff or even thinking about it much.

Yet you are using Lemmy instead of Reddit? Which means you kind of understand fully that the tools that you are talking about does not protect you 100% , rather they just reduce the amount of trackers tracking you.

Also it’s pretty dystopian to support the websites that violates people privacy, instead of using the websites that basically provide the same product with better privacy.

Andrew@mnstdn.monster on 05 Mar 15:40 collapse

I in fact DID click the links and change the filters on the tool to test the europe sites. Try it yourself next time.

And sorry but no, the Guardian, The Verge, and AP news, etc do not provide the same products. I simply choose to accept the reality we live in and deal with it.

Tea@programming.dev on 05 Mar 16:10 collapse

(EU) The Verge:

<img alt="" src="https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/1b4be50f-4aaa-4481-8981-6d3555410f8d.jpeg">

(EU) The Register:

<img alt="" src="https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/267cc0db-10b0-4743-a30c-f2edf66254bb.jpeg">

9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 15:52 next collapse

You can use their RSS feeds to avoid a lot of their tracking.

cRazi_man@lemm.ee on 05 Mar 23:54 next collapse

All news sites should be consumed via RSS. Their front pages are the equivalent of social media algorithms and you only see what they want to show you. When you use RSS you get a list of news in time order and see news stories you would never see on their website because of how fast they drop it from their front page and bury it in menus.

stardust@lemmy.ca on 06 Mar 01:07 collapse

Viewing through archive.is is another great option too for bypassing paywalls.

hactar42@lemmy.ml on 06 Mar 00:19 next collapse

You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie number - Forbes

timmytbt@sh.itjust.works on 06 Mar 01:05 next collapse

I was a Guardian subscriber for a while until I looked at their “partners” that they were sharing my data with through the app.

clonedhuman@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 22:34 collapse

uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger plugins in the Firefox browser have me feeling relatively secure with most regular internet traffic.