https://twitter.com/json_dirs/status/1486120144141123584

Why do Elsevier add this metadata? They want to track people who use 'their' PDFs and know who's shared what.

I've listed some of my problems with Elsevier in this post. Now, they want to track people. Privacy isn't about hiding something: it's about control.

https://twitter.com/json_dirs/status/1486166109048868867

Note: Elsevier might change their tracking methods at any point in time, rendering this script useless. Search Internet for the latest information on what Elsevier are up to in trying to track you and visit EFF.

Here's the script as mentioned in the tweet above via its GitHub location:

P.s. Elsevier are far from the only company that do this.

https://twitter.com/oasace/status/1149181539000864769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1149181539000864769%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Dfd92ebbc52fc43fb98f69e50e7893c13schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Foasace%2Fstatus%2F1149181539000864769image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fabs.twimg.com%2Ferrors%2Flogo46x38.png