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I can't find any reference to Amazon in the source code. The source code is over there (GPL): https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockplus/ https://hg.adblockplus.or

by Tobu 13y ago

I can't find any reference to Amazon in the source code. The source code is over there (GPL): https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockplus/ https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockplus/ The article seems to say this is related to the typo feature, but https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockplus/file/tip/defaults/typoRules.json https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockplus/file/tip/defaults/typ... has never changed since the introduction of the feature in 2012-11.

edwintorok 13y ago
typoRules.js downloads http://urlfixer.org/download/rules.json?version=2 http://urlfixer.org/download/rules.json?version=2, which contains (among others): "domainReferrals":{"amazon.co.uk":"tag=uf07d-21","amazon.com":"tag=uf024-20","amazon.de":"tag=uf0e6-21","amazon.es":"tag=uf07-21","amazon.fr":"tag=uf02b-21","amazon.it":"tag=uf08d-21","ozon.ru":"partner=urlfixer"},
- Tobu 13y ago
  Okay. It seems that if I enable the typo feature (which is disabled by default, I've just checked in a clean profile) and go to amazon.comm, I get redirected to http://amazon.com/?tag=uf024-20 http://amazon.com/?tag=uf024-20 ABP notifies me of the redirection, and I can accept or blacklist it.
  - edwintorok 13y ago
    Yeah it seems to be default off, and they're not hiding the fact that this is a monetization source: https://adblockplus.org/blog/typo-correction-feature-in-adblock-plus https://adblockplus.org/blog/typo-correction-feature-in-adbl... However it appears to add that tag only if I typo the name, if I follow a good Amazon link (with or without the affiliate) then it doesn't get 'corrected'. Although since the rewrite rules are downloaded from a remote location (over HTTP, not even HTTPS!) they could in theory decide to rewrite any links in the future, without many people noticing.
    - Tobu 13y ago
      While they could update the list, it's still typo correction. As implemented, the url needs to be typed in the location bar and the domain can't exist. Edit: sorry about that last part. http://amazon.co http://amazon.co does exist and does get corrected.
      - edwintorok 13y ago
        IIRC I've seen it suggest me typo corrections even when visiting valid websites.

by Tobu 13y ago

edwintorok 13y ago

typoRules.js downloads http://urlfixer.org/download/rules.json?version=2 http://urlfixer.org/download/rules.json?version=2, which contains (among others): "domainReferrals":{"amazon.co.uk":"tag=uf07d-21","amazon.com":"tag=uf024-20","amazon.de":"tag=uf0e6-21","amazon.es":"tag=uf07-21","amazon.fr":"tag=uf02b-21","amazon.it":"tag=uf08d-21","ozon.ru":"partner=urlfixer"},

Tobu 13y ago
Okay. It seems that if I enable the typo feature (which is disabled by default, I've just checked in a clean profile) and go to amazon.comm, I get redirected to http://amazon.com/?tag=uf024-20 http://amazon.com/?tag=uf024-20 ABP notifies me of the redirection, and I can accept or blacklist it.
- edwintorok 13y ago
  Yeah it seems to be default off, and they're not hiding the fact that this is a monetization source: https://adblockplus.org/blog/typo-correction-feature-in-adblock-plus https://adblockplus.org/blog/typo-correction-feature-in-adbl... However it appears to add that tag only if I typo the name, if I follow a good Amazon link (with or without the affiliate) then it doesn't get 'corrected'. Although since the rewrite rules are downloaded from a remote location (over HTTP, not even HTTPS!) they could in theory decide to rewrite any links in the future, without many people noticing.
  - Tobu 13y ago
    While they could update the list, it's still typo correction. As implemented, the url needs to be typed in the location bar and the domain can't exist. Edit: sorry about that last part. http://amazon.co http://amazon.co does exist and does get corrected.
    - edwintorok 13y ago
      IIRC I've seen it suggest me typo corrections even when visiting valid websites.