When people say you should "own your own data", or that the future of the web is "ownership", what does that mean?

We need to talk about digital ownership.

https://www.citationneeded.news/we-need-to-talk-about-digital-ownership/

#CitationNeeded #newsletter #blog #web

We need to talk about digital ownership

"Ownership" means ten different things to ten different people. Let's talk about what we actually want.

^{Molly White (Citation Needed)}

Here's what you can expect from Servo in 2024. 👇

https://news.itsfoss.com/servo-rust-web-engine/

#servo #web

#JPEGXL / #JXL, the most requested and upvoted focus area proposal for #web #Interop, has again been rejected as a discussion topic for 2024's web platform Interop industry event, because "We did not have consensus to include this proposal."

Given the industry's broad support, lack of "consensus" sounds an awful lot like "the Google Chrome team lead who authored the AVIF format arranged for it to be vetoed."
https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop/issues/430

"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."

What the hell?? This is so creepy.

#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads

https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018

Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit

Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.

^{Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)}

Tor Browser 13.0 Release is an Exciting Upgrade for Privacy-Focused Users

The Tor Browser is one of the popular ways to access the Tor network, it has been the first choice for many who want to circumvent restrictions placed on them, or even those who are privacy-conscious.
— blog @itsfoss

🫥 https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-13-0-release/
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#privacy #privacymatters #tor #browser #torbrowser #privateweb #web #anonym

Tor Browser 13.0 Release is an Exciting Upgrade for Privacy-Focused Users

Step your private web experience with the new Tor Browser update!

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Web search sucks. This enshittification needs to end!

Recommend me a new search engine!
#web #smallweb #internet #search #tech

.@w3c WCAG should not be developed/designed for the benefit of #accessibility testing vendors. It is there to improve the user experience of disabled people.

#web #a11y #politics #WCAG #WebStandards