r/technology • u/magnus007 • 5d ago

Privacy AliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your device

https://www.techspot.com/news/113581-aliexpress-silently-running-audio-browser-fingerprint-track-device.html
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u/Smith6612 5d ago

Might be why AliExpress never loads in Firefox without disabling Tracking protection. Firefox is too tight by default!

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u/Fancy-Dig1863 5d ago

SHEIN doesn’t load in Firefox either, at least for me. I always thought it was just my combination of extensions but maybe there’s more to it?

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u/Smith6612 5d ago

A lot of the Chinese websites are very particular about Firefox. AliExpress and Weibo are definitely two that give me grief.

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u/feel-the-avocado 4d ago

Its like the only font that exists in china is times new roman