💬 Discussion | Warning about Privacy Badger #917

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2019-05-09T10:38:57Z

woctezuma commented

2019-05-09 10:38:57 +00:00

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I have noticed that a warning about Privacy Badger had been removed.

The warning was:

Please be aware that Google Analytics is considered first-party by Privacy Badger, which means that Google Analytics will not be blocked if you do not use another blocker, such as uBlock Origin.

I had added this warning in PR #360 because of issue #335.

I have found out that it was removed silently after a seemingly cosmetic-only commit.

I have noticed that a warning about Privacy Badger had been removed. The warning was: > Please be aware that Google Analytics is considered first-party by Privacy Badger, which means that Google Analytics will not be blocked if you do not use another blocker, such as uBlock Origin. I had added this warning in PR #360 because of issue #335. I have found out that it was removed silently after [a seemingly cosmetic-only commit](https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/pull/903/files#r282432425).

hugoncosta commented

2019-05-12 11:47:58 +00:00

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I too agree that the warning should stay. On the other hand, we could also add that you can, in fact, block Google Analytics with PB.

I too agree that the warning should stay. On the other hand, we could also add that you can, in fact, block Google Analytics with PB. ![screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/9s16USY.png)

beerisgood commented

2019-05-12 12:24:35 +00:00

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block Google Analytics with PB.

Or better: use uBlock Origin which can do the same and isn't crap

> > > block Google Analytics with PB. > Or better: use uBlock Origin which can do the same and isn't crap

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atomGit commented

2019-05-14 21:48:59 +00:00

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^ what he said - i'd suggest dumping the Badger as long as uBlock/uMatrix are used (along with some other junk like CanvasBlocker, FPI, etc...) - but maybe i'm not thinking about the noobs?

Mikaela commented

2019-05-16 17:34:02 +00:00

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PrivacyBadger is supposed to only block trackers, not advertisements. I can understand sites containing advertisements to get money and I don't want to block wellbehaving ads (even if they are a minority), so I am against removing it entirely without a similar alternative with equivalent functionality.

I assigned @BurungHantu1605 earlier due to author of that change.

PrivacyBadger is supposed to only block trackers, not advertisements. I can understand sites containing advertisements to get money and I don't want to block wellbehaving ads (even if they are a minority), so I am against removing it entirely without a similar alternative with equivalent functionality. I assigned @BurungHantu1605 earlier due to author of that change.

atomGit commented

2019-05-16 17:52:12 +00:00

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there's a lot of lists for uBO - you don;t necessarily have to block ads - you can block trackers and other nasties only, but it's a bit more learning and config-ing for the newbies - if interested though, i'll gladly provide some filter list resources for tracker/nasty only blocking

infinitewaveparticle commented

2019-05-28 05:34:08 +00:00

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Or you can just use AdGuard or Blokada or Netguard and block every google (and every other ad, tracking, telemetry, analytics, etc) server at the dns level.

infinitewaveparticle commented

2019-05-28 05:35:13 +00:00

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AdGuard also modifies cookies and spoofs your IP - and you can connect to a VPN via proxy.

infinitewaveparticle commented

2019-05-28 05:38:38 +00:00

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https://github.com/AdguardTeam/StealthMode

woctezuma commented

2019-07-10 12:47:50 +00:00

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For info, it seems that the Google Analytics issue might have been fixed.

For info, it seems that the Google Analytics issue might have been [fixed](https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/574#issuecomment-510036366).

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