Questions tagged [privacy]
For questions related to user privacy.
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Do Stack Exchange websites know my location? [duplicate]
Do Stack Exchange websites know my location?
Stack Exchange uses cookies, right?
Do my coordinates go to some database?
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Will the tracking pixels replace the existing advertiser tracking?
The company has recently announced a change to its advertising practices: they plan to allow the use of tracking pixels by select advertisers. I am under the impression that this is merely formalising ...
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Update to cookie consent modal for EEA/UK users
Our sites feature a cookie consent banner to ask users for permission to store cookies on their devices. It currently looks like this:
In order for us to continue to serve personalized ads in the EEA ...
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Honour the Do Not Track header
2011-10-26: waffles's answer to Do Not Track header:
We do not do anything special for the proposed spec. There is no requirement anywhere that we implement anything. A bill may be passed in congress ...
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Can one view who visited a chatroom, and if so, how?
One view the list of users who are currently in a chatroom. Can one view who visited a chatroom in the past (past = before they left the chatroom), and if so, how?
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Are there some ways to prevent abuse from moderators? [duplicate]
I don't know why, but I got my account suspended for 1 month for allegedly voting myself, but I don't remember doing that in the last 1.5 years roughly speaking. The only reason I voted for myself ...
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Why am I unable to close the cookie consent popup on iOS 12.5.7? [duplicate]
Not a Duplicate
It does not seem to be a duplicate of these:
The cookie consent dialog (coming from cookielaw.org) keeps popping up
Why can't I dismiss these Stack Exchange cookie popups on mobile ...
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Use a different CAPTCHA provider for privacy and security [duplicate]
Note: this is not a duplicate of Replacing reCAPTCHA or Please use another captcha than reCaptcha, because this post is chiefly about privacy and security concerns, and not usability, challenge ...
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We've added a "Necessary cookies only" option to the cookie consent popup
We’ve added a “Necessary cookies only” option to our cookie consent banner across stackoverflow.com, all Stack Exchange sites, stackoverflow.co, stackoverflow.blog, and all other Stack Overflow sites. ...
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Which user IP addresses can moderators view?
Moderators may view user IP addresses. E.g., moderators can view the user's last known IP address, when viewing a deleted user.
Which other user IP addresses can moderators view? E.g., can they view ...
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Does Stack Exchange collect immutable data?
I want to use Stack Exchange but I am unsure what data is collected. The data I am most worried about is data that cannot change, like my race, device id's, or legal identity.
Does SE collect data ...
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Can Google and Cloudflare find my SE password?
We are using Firefox with the NoScript extension on GNU/Linux, mainly for security reasons.
When we go to the login page of a Stack Exchange site, say https://mathoverflow.net, the NoScript extension ...
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Why are Filter Subscriptions public? And can that be changed?
A while ago, I discovered the Filtered Questions feature on stackexchange.com (not to be confused with custom filters on individual sites) and wanted to use it to receive email notifications about ...
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Websockets can be used to spy on users' activity
Stack Exchange's removal of "last seen" has demonstrated that the time that users are active is considered private information. However, there are still a variety of ways to circumvent that, ...
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The Flow State homepage is tracking users without consent
I just took a look at the Agenda of the SO Flow State conference, and I noticed that it seemed a bit absurdly slow and buggy for such a simple site. So I poked around with the dev tools and noticed ...
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