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> Of course, there is little hope. I think our hope are technical solutions: - No 3rd party cookies or equivalents, fully compartmentalized browsing, no automated cross-domain GETs/POSTs, no domain can leak data to another domain without manual intervention - No User-Agent leak, just a standards compliance level ex. HTML/5.0 - No Java-Script leaks, fonts or any other way to do client fingerprinting - Cycle your IPv6…
None of those have any chance of helping.
Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
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Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
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You're probably right, but then there are many factors involved - take Europe's GDPR, I'd reckon it'd be deemed unlawful under those regs but of course that doesn't help those of us outside Europe. It remains to be seen how Google's Tag Manager actually works and I'd be surprised if data from your machine is ignored altogether. If your machine says nothing about you then Google won't know who you are - unless you hav…
I have advanced protection on my Google account that unfortunately doesn't let me install apps outside Play Store... I think I can still load NewPipe through usb debugging but not able to have auto updates
I'm the exact opposite. I root my Android machines and remove every trace of Google's crappy gumph, Gmail etc. (I don't even have a current Google account.)
I occasionally use the Google playstore but I log on anonymously with the Aurora Store app (not available on the playstore).
I say occasionally because that's true, instead I use F-Droid or Aurora Droid to get my guaranteed spyware free apps. It's a different world - I'm the antithesis of the happy Google user.
Don't try to load NewPipe, in your case it's just not worth the effort (and Google will notice the fact).
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#803Good riddance to the 99.99% of the internet that rely on it. It is shit anyway.
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#804This kind of data collection abuse is why I think we need more addons like AdNauseam [1]. Unlike uBlock Origin, it's not available from the Chrome web store anymore, which is a good sign that Google hates these types of addons more than they hate simple blockers. Blocking A/AAAA domains with custom URLs to prevent tracking is almost impossible, so instead let's flood the trackers with useless, incorrect data that's n…
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
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Since this extension actively clicks on ads which may trigger payments, how do ad-fraud services classify endpoints running this extension? Could they consider this malware and add the client IP to blacklists?
Sure, and perhaps also the accounts of users running this while logged-in. Have contingency plans if you run this and your, say, GMail account is blocked.
I did not want to live under the constant threat of big G locking me out of my own life anymore.
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#806This kind of data collection abuse is why I think we need more addons like AdNauseam [1]. Unlike uBlock Origin, it's not available from the Chrome web store anymore, which is a good sign that Google hates these types of addons more than they hate simple blockers. Blocking A/AAAA domains with custom URLs to prevent tracking is almost impossible, so instead let's flood the trackers with useless, incorrect data that's n…
I feel like the reason you initially used a strong word like abuse is to distract from the same behavior the blockers you mention engage in. Spamming Google event services and "flooding" them with garbage is surely considered to be in the abuse category at least if you're not an avid anti-ad proponent.
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#807Disclaimer: I am a data analyst. I consult companies in regards to ethical data collection. But I also know of black sheep. I don't have a problem with websites measuring what I view, click, add to cart or buy. I want them to be able to see what doesn't work in terms of user experience. And if they do marketing I even want them to be able to see from which source of traffic (aka marketing effort) how many conversions…
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#808This kind of data collection abuse is why I think we need more addons like AdNauseam [1]. Unlike uBlock Origin, it's not available from the Chrome web store anymore, which is a good sign that Google hates these types of addons more than they hate simple blockers. Blocking A/AAAA domains with custom URLs to prevent tracking is almost impossible, so instead let's flood the trackers with useless, incorrect data that's n…
Will pihole automatically protect against A/AAAA domains if your blocked domain host file lists are updated regularly?
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
#809The only reasonable way to interact with the modern web is to disable everything by default including images, cookies, CSS, JavaScript, video, frames etc and then develop strategies for interacting with each website. Either in the browser or in reimplemented frontends like nitter/bibliogram or externally using things like yt-dlp, gallery-dl, woob etc. Edit: oh and only contact the web via Apple private relay or Tor e…
Re: Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)
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It has to be said: there are people who can get by without JavaScript and those who can't. You can almost predict those who can and those who can't by their personality. If you are heavy user of Google's services, Twitter and Facebook as well as many big news outlets and heavy-duty commercial sites then you're the 'JavaScript' type and stopping scripts is definitely not for you! If you are like me and don't have any…
This seems like a broad generalization. JS continues to permeate every industry brought to the web. It's increasingly not optional as employers and governments mandate more and more web services. Doubtful that can be predicted by personality.
It's not compulsory, especially governments. I never deal with government on the web at a personal level. If they expect me to fill in forms I simply say that I do not have the web and would they please send me a paper copy - which they're obliged to do at law - same goes for the census.
If the government expects me to do business with it on the internet then it will have to legislate to make it compulsory AND then provide me with the necessary dedicated hardware for said purpose.
Why would I act this way? Well, for quite some years I was the IT manager for a government department and I know how they work (or I should say don't work).
BTW, as IT manager I never used email within the department (perfunctorily emails sent to my office were received by secretarial staff). If the CEO wanted to send me an important memorandum then he had to have it typed up on paper and personally sign it (and I would reciprocate the same). When in government you quickly realize that atoms on paper and especially a written signature is real guaranteed worth - unlike ephemeral emails that can vanish without trace.
I'm forever amazed at the trust the average person has in these vulnerability-ridden flaky systems.