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Updated Dynamic filtering: to easily reduce privacy exposure (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2018-03-19 08:55:17 -04:00
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_Ubiquitous sites_ are those 3rd parties which resources are embedded in countless web pages. Your privacy exposure is sharply increased by such _ubiquitous sites_. _Ubiquitous sites_ are those 3rd parties which resources are embedded in countless web pages. Your privacy exposure is sharply increased by such _ubiquitous sites_.
An obvious example is Facebook: the Facebook widgets to _like_ something are embedded in countless web pages, and as such these widgets serve as excellent tracking devices for Facebook to build a profile of your browsing history. This is also true for other entity such as Twitter, Google, Disqus, etc. An obvious example is Facebook: the Facebook widgets to _like_ something are embedded in countless web pages, and as such these widgets serve as excellent tracking devices for Facebook to build a profile of your browsing history.
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This is also true for other entity such as Twitter, Google, Disqus, etc.
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> Recommended reading: [_Internet Companies: Confusing Consumers for Profit_](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/internet-companies-confusing-consumers-profit) (EFF) > Recommended reading: [_Internet Companies: Confusing Consumers for Profit_](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/internet-companies-confusing-consumers-profit) (EFF)