no, but if youve accepted cookies on reddit and (unless you’re using Firefox) those cookies still exist and work even if you’re visiting other websites. meaning that Reddit can see that you’re visiting lemmy
That’s… not how cookies work. They’re only accessible by the website that set them, and unless Lemmy starts embedding reddit content into its pages, there’s zero way for Reddit to know that you’re here.
Wait. Why would reddit have access to the Lemmy cookie?
It makes sense that Facebook knows what sites you’re visiting because of the “share on Facebook” buttons that read your Facebook cookie, and of course Google tracks you via its ads and analytics network, but sites don’t have unlimited access to all of your cookies. That would be insane.
Reddit doesn’t have access to ‘the Lemmy cookie’ but the Reddit cookies are still active when you’re visiting other websites. Firefox blocks this though
What do you mean “active?” It’s just a file on your computer. Reddit has to actively look for the cookie, which they can do if they have a “share on Reddit” button on the websites you visit. But Reddit doesn’t know all the websites you went to that don’t have this button just because you have a cookie.
no, but if youve accepted cookies on reddit and (unless you’re using Firefox) those cookies still exist and work even if you’re visiting other websites. meaning that Reddit can see that you’re visiting lemmy
That’s… not how cookies work. They’re only accessible by the website that set them, and unless Lemmy starts embedding reddit content into its pages, there’s zero way for Reddit to know that you’re here.
Wait. Why would reddit have access to the Lemmy cookie?
It makes sense that Facebook knows what sites you’re visiting because of the “share on Facebook” buttons that read your Facebook cookie, and of course Google tracks you via its ads and analytics network, but sites don’t have unlimited access to all of your cookies. That would be insane.
The fact that Facebook can do that because they have their little buttons that are embedded in so many webpages is redicilous.
Firefox multi-tab containers combat this, right?
Reddit doesn’t have access to ‘the Lemmy cookie’ but the Reddit cookies are still active when you’re visiting other websites. Firefox blocks this though
What do you mean “active?” It’s just a file on your computer. Reddit has to actively look for the cookie, which they can do if they have a “share on Reddit” button on the websites you visit. But Reddit doesn’t know all the websites you went to that don’t have this button just because you have a cookie.