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> [not] block javascript and instead block trackers and ads That sounds like it would be great if it were even possible. What about the million times that some

by dbtx 7y ago

> [not] block javascript and instead block trackers and ads That sounds like it would be great if it were even possible. What about the million times that someone relies on ajax.googleapis.com and forces me to either allow it or walk away? Am I really supposed to believe that Google isn't logging my visit, each and every time I get a script from there to restore the functionality to or even put text into someone's page? And then, what will we do about any original domain owners (hypothetically) cooperating with them by hosting such scripts in order to go under the uBlock radar and keep getting paid? What about sites that intentionally host and run whatever malicious scripts themselves? Right now it is merely convenient that we can often choose (correctly) to run or block based on URLs alone, and I don't expect that to last. I just admitted to everyone that if there are blocking mechanisms which work around other bits besides URLs, I haven't heard of them. I just admitted to myself that I have no real reason to think that it's even enough, and I might be just punishing myself and making everything needlessly difficult-- for my own little privacy theater. I suppose that unless uBlock or Pi-Hole can (someday) analyze every script in every page (hopefully in sub-second time), and determine whether it is cosmetic or mandatory or exploitative or malicious based on nothing but the code and the context, we lose anyway.

ecmascript 7y ago
Sure but what about sites that are hosted on the GCP? Google will surely log that visit as well and there is no easy way for you to tell. I think privacy is important, but to a certain extent. I think I am pretty tin foiled when it comes to integrity. I don't use any social networks, I don't publish my images and location to everyone. I use services that encrypt my information like SpiderOak for backups and I use encryption on my disk. That said, some things ought to be allowed like loading a crappy jquery file from google cdn. Sure they will log that visit, but comon that is just like visiting a GCP site. The same amount of logs can be made from that. I think you provide some valid points, but I think your fears are a bit too far fetched. I also fear Google and Facebook. I use DuckDuckGo as my main search engine and I try to not use Google products. I don't think you can do so much more than that to be honest.

by dbtx 7y ago

ecmascript 7y ago

Sure but what about sites that are hosted on the GCP? Google will surely log that visit as well and there is no easy way for you to tell. I think privacy is important, but to a certain extent. I think I am pretty tin foiled when it comes to integrity. I don't use any social networks, I don't publish my images and location to everyone. I use services that encrypt my information like SpiderOak for backups and I use encryption on my disk. That said, some things ought to be allowed like loading a crappy jquery file from google cdn. Sure they will log that visit, but comon that is just like visiting a GCP site. The same amount of logs can be made from that. I think you provide some valid points, but I think your fears are a bit too far fetched. I also fear Google and Facebook. I use DuckDuckGo as my main search engine and I try to not use Google products. I don't think you can do so much more than that to be honest.