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Not too dissimilar from Google Analytics official global opt-out browser extension. It injects a consistent/unchanging item into the global window scope of ever

by krono 4y ago

Not too dissimilar from Google Analytics official global opt-out browser extension. It injects a consistent/unchanging item into the global window scope of every single page you visit. https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/index.html https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/index.html License prohibits sharing its code so I won't - setting a good example for our artificially intelligent friends :)

cyberphobe 4y ago
I'm sure are artificially intelligent friends give precisely zero fucks what you do and will steal your shit with impunity. If you do crime on a large enough scale, it's called innovation.
dataflow 4y ago
> It injects a consistent/unchanging item into the global window scope of every single page you visit Confused, are you saying they inject a unique ID or something? Do you have an example of what they insert?
- easrng 4y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33430515 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33430515
  - dataflow 4y ago
    Would you mind explaining what's wrong with that code? I'm especially confused how it's similar to Facebook saving purportedly your info when you opt for erasure.
    - easrng 4y ago
      There's nothing wrong with that code, though it is a potential fingerprinting vector.
easrng 4y ago
Fuck the license, here's the code it injects: /* Copyright 2010 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/intl/en/eula_text.html */ (function () { var a = document.createElement("script"); a.type = "text/javascript"; a.innerText = 'window["_gaUserPrefs"] = { ioo : function() { return true; } }'; document.documentElement.insertBefore(a, document.documentElement.firstChild); })();
- marcosdumay 4y ago
  Looks like a really convoluted way to add a "tracking disabled" mark. But I don't see any more than a bit of information on it.
- MonkeyClub 4y ago
  > Fuck the license Exactly. If you don’t want it shared, then don’t inject it in the first place.
1vuio0pswjnm7 4y ago
"License prohibits sharing its code so I won't - setting a good example for our artifically intelligent friends :)" What if the person sharing it is not a licensee. License terms would only bind licensees, assuming the purported licensee has properly assented to the license terms.
- _hyn3 4y ago
  In which case that person would have no license to use it at all.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    posting code to a forum isn't using it though since the code isn't executed
    - EMIRELADERO 4y ago
      It's actually the other way around. Copyright doesn't regulate use, but it does regulate distribution. Posting it without permission is a copyright violation.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        change a couple of var names, and you're good to go also, fair use would definitely apply in this case as it's not the entire work and is a small sample. nothing different than playing a small clip/scene from a movie in a review write up. and commentary is definitely being had around said snippet
        edf13 4y ago
        Exactly - Google themselves have been making use of fair use for a while with news exerts…
        dylan604 4y ago

by krono 4y ago

cyberphobe 4y ago

I'm sure are artificially intelligent friends give precisely zero fucks what you do and will steal your shit with impunity. If you do crime on a large enough scale, it's called innovation.

dataflow 4y ago

> It injects a consistent/unchanging item into the global window scope of every single page you visit Confused, are you saying they inject a unique ID or something? Do you have an example of what they insert?

easrng 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33430515 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33430515
- dataflow 4y ago
  Would you mind explaining what's wrong with that code? I'm especially confused how it's similar to Facebook saving purportedly your info when you opt for erasure.
  - easrng 4y ago
    There's nothing wrong with that code, though it is a potential fingerprinting vector.

easrng 4y ago

Fuck the license, here's the code it injects: /* Copyright 2010 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/intl/en/eula_text.html */ (function () { var a = document.createElement("script"); a.type = "text/javascript"; a.innerText = 'window["_gaUserPrefs"] = { ioo : function() { return true; } }'; document.documentElement.insertBefore(a, document.documentElement.firstChild); })();

marcosdumay 4y ago
Looks like a really convoluted way to add a "tracking disabled" mark. But I don't see any more than a bit of information on it.
MonkeyClub 4y ago
> Fuck the license Exactly. If you don’t want it shared, then don’t inject it in the first place.

1vuio0pswjnm7 4y ago

"License prohibits sharing its code so I won't - setting a good example for our artifically intelligent friends :)" What if the person sharing it is not a licensee. License terms would only bind licensees, assuming the purported licensee has properly assented to the license terms.

_hyn3 4y ago
In which case that person would have no license to use it at all.
- dylan604 4y ago
  posting code to a forum isn't using it though since the code isn't executed
  - EMIRELADERO 4y ago
    It's actually the other way around. Copyright doesn't regulate use, but it does regulate distribution. Posting it without permission is a copyright violation.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      change a couple of var names, and you're good to go also, fair use would definitely apply in this case as it's not the entire work and is a small sample. nothing different than playing a small clip/scene from a movie in a review write up. and commentary is definitely being had around said snippet
      - edf13 4y ago
        Exactly - Google themselves have been making use of fair use for a while with news exerts…
        dylan604 4y ago