Unfortuantly there isn't much we can do besides (a) not use the site, (b) remove it from the site, or (c) contact the site owner and get them to remove it (unlikely). So we are stuck with our "virtual condoms" until a better solution is thought up. :(
Riley Childs RileyChilds.net +1 (704) 497-2086 -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric Hellman Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 2:31 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis I must say I'm surprised that most of the response to "libraries are letting advertisers track patrons as they browse their catalogs" is discussion of privacy condomware. Perhaps I've missed something? > On Aug 14, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Karen Coyle <li...@kcoyle.net> wrote: > > Bill (&others), are you running PrivacyBadger alongside AdBlock? I'm concerned about the confluence of decisions there, although tempted to try anyway. > > Thanks, > kc > >> On 8/13/14, 2:08 PM, William Denton wrote: >>> On 13 August 2014, Karen Coyle wrote: >>> >>> *ps - I had a great cookie manager for a while, but it's no longer around. Cookie control in browsers actually was easier a decade ago - they've obviously been discouraged from including that software. If anyone knows of a good cookie program or plugin, I'd like to hear about it. >> >> I use Cookie Monster [0] and like it. >> >> Related: on my work box I'm trying out the EFF's Privacy Badger [1], which I hope will be a success. At home I use Disconnect [2], which blocks entire domains. It's great for cutting out cookies and junk like AddThis, but cripes, I hadn't realized how many people pull in Javascript libraries from Google or Yahoo. That's a harder way of tracking to avoid. >> >> Bill >> >> [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-monster/ >> [1] https://www.eff.org/privacybadger [2] >> https://disconnect.me/disconnect > > -- > Karen Coyle > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > m: +1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
