Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers - Stack Diary
Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers - Stack Diary
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Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers - Stack Diary
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How about stopping link hover from showing its own nonsense in the status line, Mozilla. The status line should always show the real link destination.
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It could only know that by navigating to the link in the background. That would have side effects, like them being able to track you even when you don't click on links.
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No it's the browser's fault for enabling the deception. You have to assume that any given website is malicious. The browser is a security product that is supposed to be on our side and protect us from evil websites. Blaming the website for exploiting protection failures puts the responsibility in the wrong place. It's like taking counterfeit antibiotics, getting sick, and blaming the germs.
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This is why we use extensions
Twitter also was one of the first hijacking links a long time ago.