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submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/webdev@programming.dev

I tested what happens when you paste code into popular online developer tools. Some sites contact 96 external domains, set 540 cookies, and run real-time ad auctions on your data. Here is everything I found.

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[-] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah and this isn't exclusive to dev tools. Shit like that is why I run umatrix in strict mode with JS disabled by default.

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