Keyoxide: aspe:keyoxide.org:KI5WYVI3WGWSIGMOKOOOGF4JAE (think PGP key but modern and easier to use)

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  • In markdown, there is the notation []() for links. Reddit allowed it too for examples, and generally a lot of programs and platforms that have mild text formatting use markdown.
    [some text](https://example.org/some-link) will turn into some text

    Lemmy has basically extended this with ![]() which shows the content of the link
    ![some text](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Example.png) will turn into some text

    Where did that “some text” go? It’s basically the placeholder for when the image is loading or failed to load, the correct term is the alt-text.

    The image @Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world was asking about uses the text
    ![](https://ttrpg.network/pictrs/image/396cb01b-6b2b-4351-9cd5-0742c2914719.png)
    It has no alt text. Any frontent that has an image upload button or similar will upload the image somewhere, take the link, and put it into your post like this.

    I hope your frontend renders code-blocks and escapes with backslash (\) correctly, else this may look weird to you.




  • That would be a fail of the fingerprinting protection. A properly set up TOR browser for example should not allow that detection by any means. If you know how to detect it, please report it as a critical vulnerability.

    I could think of maybe some edge case behavior in webrenderer or js cavas etc., which would mainly expose info on the specific browser and underlying hardware, but that is all of course blocked of or fixed in hardened browsers.

    Further, if you have a reliable method, you could sell it off to for example Netflix, who are trying to block higher resolutions for Linux browsers but are currently foiled by changing the useragent (if you have widevine set up).


  • That can’t have been the reason, rather the fact it could tell.
    Your browser sends information about its version and the os in the useragent string. It is supposed to lie and say it is a very commonly used useragent, specifically for purposes of fingerprinting. That would be windows, default configuration, firefox version something not you firefox version













  • Just like any other user through a history containing high-enough-quality interactions.
    It is a flag set manually, so a malicious/undercover bot would not have it set. It’s more odd than suspicious.

    I did look into your comments and saw no bot-like ones at all, which is why I asked. Is it like a stylistic decision or are you procrastinating actually developing the bot?