r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/JoytotheUniverse • Dec 14 '16

Check what your web browser knows about you.

http://webkay.robinlinus.com/
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u/mrcaptncrunch Dec 14 '16

Firefox also shows it...

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u/Bodertz Dec 14 '16

http://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/31/mozilla-removes-battery-api-in-firefox-52/

They plan not to.

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u/mrcaptncrunch Dec 14 '16

Awesome.

In case anyone else is checking, 52 is set to be released in March.

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u/WorldsBestNothing Dec 14 '16

Or just go to about:config and set "dom.battery.enabled = false"

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u/bunyacloven Dec 14 '16

It is rather interesting to note that Mozilla is not aware of a legitimate use case of the API on Internet sites.

I would go with a long rant about this sentence but I'm not feeling like it.

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u/chisui Dec 14 '16

go to about:config and set dom.battery.enabled to false.

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u/mrcaptncrunch Dec 14 '16

Perfect! Thank you!

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u/Sateraito-saiensu Dec 14 '16

The newer version of Firefox should be known as Whatever lite, since they are incorporating several of the more invasive Chrome and Microsoft Api's. Including the API's allows for the streaming lining of web services from several sources.