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Researchers say they can spy on your browsing by measuring SSD activity through a browser API
(www.tomshardware.com)
this post was submitted on 28 May 2026
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They really gave internet browsers too much access. Why the fuck does my browser need this level of clearance
And this is why you shouldn't use any browser based on Chromium, because where Google goes (implementing ever more invasive APIs) they all follow.
Modern browsers are basically an OS of their own at this point. And, in fairness, for many users their actual OS is effectively just a means by which they access a browser. This is not even mentioning something like Chrome OS.
I’m not saying it’s a good idea or that it should be this way, but it is where we are.
I'm not even sure I'd allow them to know my resolution...
They better hope there isn't another pandemic. Cuz I am officially labeling that quantity of free time as "1 Degoogle". and if I ever get my hands on another fuckin degoogle I am going to degoogle all over my fucking house
Holy shit, what do you mean all over your house? How did you ever let it get that bad?
You can Degoogle one step at a time. Make it a weekly habit to spend 10 minutes Degoogling every week and you won’t need to wait for another worldwide shutdown
True. And I did hear if you degoogle at least 20 times a month it reduces your risk of prostate cancer.
Becau of the push for web apps to get around platform (and platform store) limitations.
e.g. Apple banned apps for vapes (not just talking about nic vapes but e.g. there's a number of cannabis flower vapourisers that use Bluetooth for fine tuned settings, those were forced to move over to web apps as the native apps simply got pulled), but also software like ESPHome is completely web based and needs access to raw USB devices to write the new firmware onto them, the list goes on.
Main issue seems to be that a lot of these APIs don't require explicit user approval. USB, Bluetooth does, but apparently accessing detailed system statistics doesn't? Make that make sense...
Well it’s all potential advertisement revenue
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