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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world

This is the main reason I completely ditched Reddit, if you use the new Reddit interface instead of the old one (old.reddit.com), you'll see a constant request being made to "https://www.reddit.com/svc/shreddit/events" (open your DevTools > Network tab, can't see on Firefox idk why).

The problem is, if you add this to your Ublock Origin filters the website won't load properly, that's why uBO team didn't block it already.

You'll notice this request isn't only being made from a interval but also when you do basically any action in the site, like pausing or resuming a video (send timestamps of when did you pause or resumed).

It sends other kind of data like what subjects you're seeing when closed a tab or the related subjects of a post you click, this all can be used to trace a perfect profile of you and things you like.

You can avoid that by using the old.reddit but it still has the same kind of tracker, even tho you can block it here without major issues.

By my analysis, old Reddit interface does the same but to a random URL path that always starts with "reddit.com/api/something". Ex.: reddit.com/api/friends So you can block anything that starts with "www.reddit.com/api" in your custom filters (after all you're using old.reddit.com), then you're mostly free from Reddit trackers (more or less). Side effect is, you won't be able to use the chat in the old interface.

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[-] pirat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Could the fact that you don't see the requests in Firefox be a sign that uBO actually works better in Firefox and worse in Chrome? Possibly something about manifest V3 being implemented? Or do you think the Firefox DevTools are just less advanced? Or something else?

I'm only speculating, but I believe uBO behaves differently between Chromium-based and Gecko-based browsers because Chrome is restricting the abilities of extensions like uBO to do their thing.

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My point is, when you open both browsers without any extension you can see the HTTP requests in the Devtools > Network page, so it isn't related to uBO, for some reason I can't see this specific request on Firefox, but I can see in Chromium based.

I know that this request is happening in Firefox because I tested with a MITM Proxy, so I can see all my network traffic, I noticed the request is being made but Firefox DevTools doesn't show it for some reason.

I tested without uBO installed of course, but anyway, requests blocked by uBO are shown in red with "Blocked by uBO" in the "Transferred" column.

[-] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago

Do you know if there's anything that can be blocked from the Javascript side of things? (uMatrix lets me handle that on a case-by-case basis)

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It seems you can't block this request, I tested using mitm proxy, you can stop requests being made, so when you do it, the Reddit home page stop loading, if I resume but discard the request (same thing as blocking), the page doesn't load anymore.

Back when I noticed this, I asked on uBO origin subreddit, and the uBO Team told me there's nothing they can do, they tried and all attempts broke the site, that's why I said this tracker is unblockable.

I suggested them to intercept the request, change the parameters with fake ones, then proceed, so it's sending a wrong info in the tracker, they said they tried it already but didn't work.

[-] crank0271@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

This is good to know - thanks for sharing. I dread that old.reddit.com's days are numbered...

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Same, pretty sure they'll completely shut down old reddit soon.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you're blocking 99% of all ads on all other sites, who cares what they're tracking? It's not like it's serving you ads. What are you cautious about?

edit: i love that no one can answer my question but downvote me. you really think all these sites don't already have a profile on everyone? the US government is bought and paid for, you think your info is private? lmao

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They can fingerprint you and trace a profile about your personality, this can be used for a lot of things.

Imagine if they know exactly what are your tastes, you don't see ads, ok, you were able to block every unwanted visual interference. But imagine a new platform appears, you access it and by your IP, e-mail, phone number or even nickname they know it's you before you registering there.

Reddit sell all your data for this new platform, the new platform can show you some sweet content that matches exactly you taste, you'll think "this is awesome, everything I like is here", it'll make you access it more often, contribute to it, later they add paywalls, mandatory ads, then you know... You've being manipulated already. You can't live without it and will be force to accept their terms.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

"Pentagon orders anyone who up voted a post of baby faced picture JD Vance fucking a couch to self deport."

That's what.

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