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After Microsoft introduced cookie-blocking features in IE they've been dancing around how to get users to block ads without telling users to install the blocke
by evmar 15y ago
After Microsoft introduced cookie-blocking features in IE they've been dancing around how to get users to block ads without telling users to install the blockers directly.
Here's the blacklist they suggest in their post, which they recommend "as a protection":
http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/browser/p3p/google.txt http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/browser/p3p/google.txt
The "-d" lines block domains entirely, which I believe means this has the consequence of blocking Google ads entirely.
- recoiledsnake 15y ago>The "-d" lines block domains entirely, which I believe means this has the accidental consequence of blocking Google ads entirely. Err what? Why would disabling cookies disable displaying ads? You seem to be overly concerned about Google being unable to track the browsing habits of some people.
- evmar 15y agoAt least as best as I can gather from the TPL docs, they block "all third party content", which includes iframes (the mechanism used for ads). http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Browser/TrackingProtectionLists/faq.html http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Browser/TrackingProtection...