Shedding Lights on Web Privacy

Bala Madhusoodhanan - Sep 25 '23 - - Dev Community

Intro:
For a user it would be very difficult to understand how websites track and surveil users has never been more critical. The themarkup a lovely little gem could be just the tool that you would like to have in your back pocket. It leverages the power of a headless browser and custom-built software to meticulously inspect websites. With the robust framework, the below types of surveillance are inspected empowering yourself to make informed choices about your online presence

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Example outputs of the Top 5 developers website

WebPage Ad Trackers Third party cookies Canvas Fingerprinting Session Recorder Key logging Facebook pixel Google Analytics
www.w3schools.com 64 132
stackoverflow.com 6 17
codepen.io 1 1
https://www.sitepoint.com/ 62 92
https://www.codecademy.com/ 12 16 Yes Yes
https://www.codeproject.com/ 4 1

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Drum-roll for assessment on Dev.to

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With Markup, you can explore the digital landscape with newfound transparency, empowering yourself to make informed choices about your online presence. Welcome to the future of online privacy, where Blacklight brings clarity to the shadows of web surveillance

Further Reads
The Markup Org
Git

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