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JavaScript being disabled - Google was already sending analytics pings when search result links were clicked on, using JS.
by 1e1a 22d ago
JavaScript being disabled - Google was already sending analytics pings when search result links were clicked on, using JS.
- Cider9986 22d agoIt doesn't work without JS though.
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- googapologist 22d agoPings are blockable in Firefox and so are the event analytics requests triggered by Google's on-page JavaScript.
- demibabs 22d agoJavaScript is required to use Google search at all, no?
- 1e1a 22d agoOh that is true, I forgot they changed that.
- kalleboo 22d ago<a ping=""> works without JS in Chrome and Safari (but not Firefox) https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorElement/ping https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorE...
- smart_asslop 21d agoEven with JS enabled, those ping requests (and other tracking) could be blocked; this new measure can not be. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49680338 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49680338