diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ae6b633..6101aec 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ Inspired by projects like [teddit](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit), [nitter] - It doesn't have all routes. I'll implement more with time :) -- I see connection being made to some Amazon domains. - For now, images and videos are directly served from Amazon. If I have enough time in the future, I'll implement a way to serve the images from libremdb instead. +- Is content served from third-parties, like Amazon? + Nope, libremdb proxies all image and video requests through the instance to avoid exposing your IP address, browser information and other personally identifiable metadata ([Contributor](https://github.com/httpjamesm)). - Will Amazon track me then? - They may log your IP address, useragent, and other such - identifiers. I'd recommend using a VPN, or accessing the website through TOR for mitigating this risk. + Also nope. All Amazon will see is the libremdb instance making the request, not you. IP address, browser information and other personally identifiable metadata is hidden from Amazon. - Why not just use IMDb? Refer to the [features section](#some-features) above. @@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ Inspired by projects like [teddit](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit), [nitter] - Information collected by other services: ~~libremdb connects to 'media-amazon.com' and 'media-imdb.com' for fetching images and videos. So, Amazon might log your IP address, and other information(such as http headers) sent by your browser.~~ + None. libremdb proxies images anonymously through the instance for maximum privacy ([Contributor](https://github.com/httpjamesm)). ---