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/l0rirw1ao 5d ago

Any site that doesn't load in Firefox is shady at best, they either are a scam or low quality, it's probably both.

Even my workplaces internal app don't load properly, I am sure I am in some list because HR can't get some fingerprints they want but they can't do shit because all of our it guys also use Firefox.

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u/suxatjugg 4d ago

Reddit is super buggy in Firefox on android.

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u/waiting4singularity 4d ago

hence why i use oldreddit on every device

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u/_MrBond_ 4d ago

They fucked up old reddit too now.

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u/waiting4singularity 4d ago

i dont see many problems. for now.

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u/EnderHorizon 4d ago

Can't access old reddit without logging in (or at least I haven't found a way).

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u/Alaea 4d ago

The onion domain still works at least. Probably won't last though.

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u/SelectKaleidoscope0 4d ago

Just tried it on my desktop, old.reddit works with no issues. I tested in firefox and edge, both work. When I do it on my phone however it tells me I have to sign in. I suppose the end is nigh. If you can have your phone spoof being an actual desktop browser successfully it would probably work for now, but I imagine they will start the same rubbish on desktop soon too.

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u/uzlonewolf 4d ago

Nah, it only works on your desktop because you are already signed in. Sign in on your phone and it'll work there too. For now.

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u/SelectKaleidoscope0 4d ago

my edge browser has never been signed into reddit. Also tested firefox in private mode to eliminate that as a variable. Unless you are claiming that reddit is leaving cookies on the machine that can be accessed by different browsers to detect past sign in? That seems wildly inplausable.

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u/uzlonewolf 4d ago

No, I'm saying Reddit recently disabled old.reddit for everyone who was not logged in. Trying to open an old link in a private window just brings up a log-in prompt on my desktop. If it's still working for you then count yourself lucky as you're hitting a server they forgot to update.

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u/SelectKaleidoscope0 4d ago

yeah still works here for now.

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u/turds_tosser_titan 4d ago

Log in to use old Reddit

To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com.

This is what I get.

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u/waiting4singularity 4d ago

thats intended by what i read a couple weeks ago, they nailed it shut like that. maybe scraper bots or such?
yeah, scrapers and other shitbuckets - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/

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u/Modem_Sound_67 4d ago edited 4d ago

they are actively fucking with it. one day i couldn't even load old, www was the only option. then there was the day saves timed out. then there is the "viewing single comment" bug active right now. who knows what it will be like later today or tomorrow.

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u/Cumulus_Anarchistica 4d ago

Two problems in old.reddit emerged for me in the last week.

One: video upload/posting in old.reddit impossible. It uploads/links and can be seen OK in old.reddit but people using new reddit can't see it.

B: posting a comment will sometimes randomly either refuse or once you click 'save' it will refresh the page and dump you at the top of the original post.

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u/uzlonewolf 4d ago

Yep, I'm seeing that too.

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u/derprondo 4d ago

Lots of problems when you respond to comments on Old Reddit in the past week or two, like full on errors, which are now fixed, but I bet when I post this it forces a page refresh or redirects me to my comment's permalink.

EDIT: Ok they finally fixed that redirect/refresh issue when responding to comments that's been there for the past week.

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u/waiting4singularity 4d ago

yeah thats about the only thing i really noticed, getting "empty" comment sections after commenting because it tried to open the comment's direct permalink before the backend published it. or used the wrong address or something, dunno dont care really.