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"Intelligent tracking prevention": New Safari privacy measure still doesn't measure up to GNU IceCat In September, Apple included a new privacy feature in its Safari Web
browser as part of its latest iOS and macOS updates. Called
"intelligent tracking prevention," it keeps certain Web sites from
tracking users around the Web, effectively blocking the ads that
follow wherever you browse.
Safari is not free software, so while Apple has taken a step in the
right direction by trying to help computer users avoid being tracked
by advertisers, it's not enough (and it doesn't negate the fact that
there are many other reasons to avoid Apple). And although being
able to avoid third-party cookies is the best anti-tracking measure a
Web browser can offer, Safari and other widely used browsers,
including Chrome, Chromium, Mozilla, and Internet Explorer, all still
allow them. (Riseup offers a useful browser privacy scorecard
that evaluates some of the most popular Web browsers.)
Fortunately, there is a better option for privacy-respecting Web
browsing: GNU IceCat.
GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser, and when it
comes to protecting your privacy as you browse the Web, it is a better
choice for you than Safari because:
First, GNU IceCat is free software, as is Firefox. Safari is
not. Because anybody can inspect the code of a free software
package, none of the package's activities are kept secret -- if free
software was spying on you, then you -- or anyone -- could discover that
by looking at the code.
GNU IceCat includes GNU LibreJS, which addresses the problem of
proprietary JavaScript by easily identifying it, allowing users
to avoid it.
GNU IceCat also includes the HTTPS Everywhere extension, which encrypts
your communications with many major websites, making your browsing
more secure.
And it includes SpyBlock, based on Adblock Plus, which blocks
privacy trackers while browsing, and blocks all third-party requests
when in private browsing mode.
IceCat also prevents the leaking of private information through
referers. Referer logging tells the Web server what page linked you
to your current request. No widely used browsers aside from IceCat
address this issue, and even some lesser-known, privacy-oriented
browsers let this information slip through.
Finally, GNU IceCat includes fingerprinting countermeasures. A
fingerprint is information collected about your computer in order to
identify it, even when cookies are turned off.
If you haven't tried out GNU IceCat, go for it! You only have greater
privacy -- and freedom -- to gain. You can also contribute to the
IceCat manual, making it easier for others to start using this
browser.
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