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Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critics Say It’s ‘Terrifying.’ (www.forbes.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (6 children)

While I see that x10,000 with google links, I don't recall I've ever seen it for YT videos.

As a google user, what... what am I doing wrong? 😕

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago (5 children)

As a google user, what... what am I doing ~~wrong~~ right?

Using a browser instead of the YouTube app?

Unless you're talking about Google links then yes. Amazon too, along with many other services. There's a ClearURLs Firefox add-on to remove them automatically.

But it's insidious with YouTube because people are much more likely to share YouTube videos on a public forum, and they just randomly started doing it one day.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Using a browser instead of the YouTube app?

Bingo. I'm using Chrome app on WinX desktop. (and yes, I'm a total idiot who's taken too long to switch over to FF & linux)

Amazon too, along with many other services. There’s a ClearURLs Firefox add-on to remove them automatically.

Cool. Myself, I just manually clear that tracking rubbish in the URL field, but I get that such is way easier on desktop browser.

You’re using Google, that’s about as wrong as it gets in the privacy space.

And I'm also using Gmail! :S
So just for gits & shiggles-- how badly would you say I might be hurt by my foolishness, at this rate?

@nebula224@mastodon.social

Btw, Nebula-- are you able to federate back and forth with Mastodon & Lemmy as a single stream? I'd love to see that.

[–] nebula224@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@JohnnyEnzyme @Synnr
Yes I can federate well from mastodon to Lemmy. It is very cool!

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