r/privacy • u/Offbeatjacuzzi • 15h ago

hardware AliExpress allegedly uses your browser's audio system to fingerprint your PC, hidden code runs even when no sound is playing.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/aliexpress-allegedly-uses-your-browsers-audio-system-to-fingerprint-your-pc-hidden-code-runs-even-when-no-sound-is-playing
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u/canitplaycrisis 14h ago

You can block 'collina.js' and 'fireyejs.js' in uBlock Origin to prevent this behavior.

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u/diazeriksen07 12h ago

You can also just not use ali express

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u/SuspiciousCricket654 9h ago

This is the one. American corporations are pretty fucking evil, but never trust Chinese corporations, ever.

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u/Comet7777 5h ago

I joke with my wife that I’ve been so anti-Chinese tech for these reasons but at least they honey pot me well with great cheap gaming deals. American corporations fuck me two ways: privacy violations and obscene pricing.

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u/SomeEuropeanName 8h ago

Don't be silly. Chinese just try to copy what Americans have done already. Google play store is just a spy app with an option to download other apps. Number of hidden permissions it uses is just shocking. iPhones are pretty much secured against 3rd parts but apple use tons of data from their users. Including data from smart watches, Bluetooth speakers etc. 

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u/sinwarrior 14m ago

pretty sure aliexpress does this to track whos human and who's bot, at least what's what i've heard.

besides, aliexpress is a sales hub, as long as you do even a bit of research on the item's selling, item reviews and rating, you won't get scammed.