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> Google shouldn't get to build a log of every page we visit. Why not block Google at your router?
by yclept 12y ago
> Google shouldn't get to build a log of every page we visit.
Why not block Google at your router?
- pdkl95 12y ago$ cat /etc/hosts | grep google-analytics 0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com 0.0.0.0 www.google-analytics.com 0.0.0.0 ssl.google-analytics.com Unfortunately, the problem is dynamic; any blacklist is always going to be outdated. A whitelist approach is the only blocking method that works. Javascript spyware has gotten a lot worse in the last ~year. A mainstream news site I happened to test recently wanted to issue HTTP requests to no less than 34 unique hosts, just to render a typical static news article. That wasn't the ads (adblock edge).