I needed a favicon for a client project last week. Uploaded their logo to a popular free favicon...
I needed a favicon for a client project last week. Uploaded their logo to a popular free favicon generator. Got the .ico file back.
Then I checked the network tab. The logo had been sent to an analytics endpoint on a different domain. Not disclosed anywhere in the UI.
The Privacy Problem
Most favicon generators work like this:
You upload an image
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