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More information about functions #2

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Bruce-Bane opened this issue Apr 29, 2020 · 1 comment
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More information about functions #2

Bruce-Bane opened this issue Apr 29, 2020 · 1 comment

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@Bruce-Bane
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Hello!
Ty for your hard work!

Could you add some description about privacy concerns envolving Beacon API and CSP reports? (specially the first one)

The ping block (hiperlink auditing) has a lot of info on internet. CSP reports seems to be a little controversial .

But a couldn't fin anything about blocking beacon API. What are the consequences? What are the pros and cons?

Ty again!

@RuiGuilherme
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RuiGuilherme commented Mar 17, 2021

Accordingly Webkit.org Beacon API and Ping is used to tracker mouse click, without returning anything to the user and no affecting the performance of the machine.

Blocking Beacon API and Ping doesn’t solve the privacy issue because the site can use multiple methods tracking click and may even encourage sites to use methods that involve the performance of navigation.

BTW: If the site uses these requests for its own operation it can cause problems to site.

There are other tools block CSP like privacybadger, fallow issue about this;

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