Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity(arstechnica.com)
15 pointsby XzetaU87 hours ago4 comments
  • BLKNSLVR6 hours ago
    > Even Meta

    I thought Meta had been leading this charge for a decade if not longer.

    Need a separate burner-style device for Internet browsing these days (these days meaning the last 15-odd years).

    What software systems allow for 'freezing' a system in a particular state, and then upon each reboot returning to that 'clean but configured how I want' state?

    I used to use some software called Reboot Restore (or something like that), but that was way long ago and may only work for Windows.

    • puppykito3 hours ago
      Sounds a lot like a immutable filesystem à la Fedora Silverblue. I don't run it myself but I have a friend who does that saves her a lot of the headaches I've encountered while messing with Arch. Of course it's Linux so if that's a deal breaker then don't.

      Also there's plenty of software that avoids changes in disk drive after reboot (for library computers and such). Don't know any example sadly.

  • Fizz434 hours ago
    I dont believe it.
  • hereticles7 hours ago
    really interesting, and scary!