Re: Schneier, Data and Goliath: no hope for privacy

On Wed, 20 Feb 2025, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Tue, 19 Feb 2025, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

No, Google can track you via their Captchas, which I guess even
many NoScript users allow by default because the three page reloads
to let them through when a website requires it is a real pain in
the neck.

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Oh, I simply don't use web sites where I get captchas.

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Yikes! No online shopping then? I'm always getting them, from the
shopping sites, PayPal, or Credit Card payment processors.
Alibaba/Aliexpress at least self-host theirs - but half the time
they decide I'm a robot and won't let me through at all!

Hmm... this is very strange. I do shop online, and almost never get it. Ok, I can think of one exception in amazon.com. I manage to avoid them 99% of the time, but for some used books I cannot find locally, I have to bite the bullet and go through amazon.com.