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minus-squaremmddmm@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months ago JS needs to know about styles? It’s about JS trying to detect if the link was visited, not about style. People used to do that to evade cross-site tracking protection, and this is why JS isn’t allowed to know that anymore.
minus-squareorockwell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agohence the comment about tracking ;) anything more than recording your events as they happen are a security and privacy risk
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It’s about JS trying to detect if the link was visited, not about style. People used to do that to evade cross-site tracking protection, and this is why JS isn’t allowed to know that anymore.
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hence the comment about tracking ;) anything more than recording your events as they happen are a security and privacy risk