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Password manager privacy issue

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Please see this article -

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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/30/16829804/browser-password-manager-adthink-princeton-research
Is easy privacy blocking these services (AdThink and OnAudience). I wasn't able to find them in the list. These services will inject hidden forms into webpages and get your password manager to autofill them so that they can better track the sites you have logins for/visit.
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jingo20 wrote:Is easy privacy blocking these services
Yes. https://twitter.com/AdblockPlus/status/ ... 4883753984
jingo20 wrote:I wasn't able to find them in the list
- Adthink (audienceinsights.net) ==> https://github.com/easylist/easylist/se ... net"&type=
- OnAudience (behavioralengine.com) ==> https://github.com/easylist/easylist/se ... com"&type=
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As long as such 3rd party scripts are blocked by default, you're safe.
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