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Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

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Post by tharkun__ »

nottorp wrote: post #12
buyucu wrote: post #5

No they don't. My PiHole and uBlock Origin stops it.

And as far as i know DDG is a search engine, not a privacy plugin. It only gives you links, it doesn't modify web pages and it's not its job to. For stopping tracking, uBlock Origin.

DDG is a privacy plugin (on desktop). On mobile it's its own browser. The one I'm writing this from.

And yes I still use uBlock on top on desktop.

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

#43

Post by johnisgood »

IAmBroom wrote: post #39
johnisgood wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use dnscrypt with a supposedly secure configuration, is that not enough to counteract this?

Ask your friendly local CIA agent, not us. We don't have access to that intel.

How do you know? Someone might!

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

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Post by reconnecting »

In the case of this particular website, perhaps Google tracks you less, but you get tracked by `https://test-v1.adriaan.com` — whatever that means.

9: https://test-v1.adriaan.com/script-v1.js" async>

https://test-v1.adriaan.com/simple.gif?type=event&hostname=t... Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0&version=test-2025-04-22-v2&event=onload&path=/blog/google-is-tracking-you-even-when-you-use-duck-duck-go&referrer=&session_id=ab6ceafa-47c1-48e4-b26b-79148e625a15&metadata={"beacon_ok":true,"keepalive_ok":false,"ts_ms":1752496007219,"send_method":"image"}&t=1752496007219

So the correct title must be: "We track you when you're reading about Google tracking you (even when using DuckDuckGo)."

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

#45

Post by nottorp »

tharkun__ wrote: post #42
nottorp wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And as far as i know DDG is a search engine, not a privacy plugin. It only gives you links, it doesn't modify web pages and it's not its job to. For stopping tracking, uBlock Origin.

DDG is a privacy plugin (on desktop). On mobile it's its own browser. The one I'm writing this from. And yes I still use uBlock on top on desktop.

Huh? I use it daily, but I never installed any plugin...

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

#46

Post by bayindirh »

tonyhart7 wrote: post #40
aniviacat wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The EU was pretty successful with mandating cookie banners and GDPR. On the other hand, I think a great firewall would be useful to the US and especially the EU, to be able to enforce their laws even better.

"mandating cookie banners and GDPR." this is only works if your business located in EU, no one stop EU people visit US site and still get tracked

I'm not pretty sure about that. I get cookie banners from US companies all the time and choose to reject them.

Just visited www.vmware.com. Site is located in the US. Company is located in USA, and OneTrust's cookie banner welcomed me, and allows me to make choices.

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

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Post by closewith »

tonyhart7 wrote: post #40
aniviacat wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The EU was pretty successful with mandating cookie banners and GDPR. On the other hand, I think a great firewall would be useful to the US and especially the EU, to be able to enforce their laws even better.

"mandating cookie banners and GDPR." this is only works if your business located in EU, no one stop EU people visit US site and still get tracked

If you market your services to EU residents, the EU will hold you subject to the GDPR (and many other EU Regulations) irrespective of your location.

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

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Post by DaSexiestAlive »

amelius wrote: post #33
tonyhart7 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

how you can ban the practice??? in what way ?

You ban it by making it illegal.

yeah.. with any frontier or frontier tech it's the same story.. the folks that made it to the frontier.. they make all the calls.. they establish all the rules.. they do all the abusive things they want cus...

we plebs, who buy their frontier stuff?, just don't know any better.. and then one day, after living in the frontier/futureland sufficiently, it clicks, we recognize we are being had..

then we organize, we get politicians to fight back the tide of abuse..

and it's our time to correct things, make the abuse illegal..

good luck fellow plebs..

knowing how the system is rigged in so many dimensions, i don't have much hope..

but we can dream right?

Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web

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Post by cindyllm »

DaSexiestAlive wrote: post #48
amelius wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You ban it by making it illegal.

yeah.. with any frontier or frontier tech it's the same story.. the folks that made it to the frontier.. they make all the calls.. they establish all the rules.. they do all the abusive things they want cus... we plebs, who buy their frontier stuff?, just don't know any better.. and then one day, after living in the frontier/futureland sufficiently, it clicks, we recognize we are being had.. then we organize, we get…

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