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ads-privacy
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If anything I've learned in marketing is that nobody knows anything except the algorithm - Another Performance Max post
Floc (not yet implemented): https://github.com/google/ads-privacy/blob/master/proposals/FLoC/FLOC-Whitepaper-Google.pdf
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Firefox now blocks cross-site tracking by default in private browsing
Yeah, didn't word that right. They already do, but the flow of info will be reversed more or less. 3rd party data was where the money was made (still is but that's changing, which is what I'm getting at in general). Now sites generating first party data (which is less extensive - doesn't track your uid with PII across the web [generally speaking]) will be able to sell that data at a premium as 3rd party cookies die but 1st party cookies remain. and this all gets back to the FLoC api.
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What will Happen to Google Display Ads in 2022?
Main solution for display remarketing will be the Federated Learning of Cohorts, the whitepaper is quite interesting
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What is going on with "birds" names for the new generation of ad targeting technologies?
Why do Google's FLoC, TURTLEDOVE, Dovekey, Criteo's SPARROW, Magnite's PARRROT, NextRoll's TERN and Microsoft's PARAKEET all have similar bird-related names? This feels very cruel considering that in most cultures birds often symbolise freedom.
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Google plans to stop targeting ads based on your browsing history
It's hard to fathom that statement coming from Google, a company that's built an empire by monetizing your browsing data. Looking forward, Temkin says the search giant is planning to use privacy-preserving APIs, like the "Federated Learning of Cohorts API" (FloC), to deliver relevant ads. That solution will rely on groups of users with similar interests, rather than drilling down to your specific behavior.
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Google to stop selling ads based on your browsing history and drop cookies support for Chrome citing privacy concerns
They're aiming to implement what they called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) as a solution to avoid the need of third party cookies for ad trackers.Here's the whitepaper.
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Google's article yesterday on new privacy practices. What exactly are the implications for Adwords?
That's going away, they will (supposedly) no longer have a profile that says TTFV is a golf lover or scotch drinker. But they will be put into a cohort and be targeted that way instead. I, admittedly, don't quite understand how this works, although the white paper seems like it could be helpful.
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Google to Stop Selling Targeted Ads Based on Browsing History
"Instead, our web products will be powered by privacy-preserving APIs which prevent individual tracking while still delivering results for advertisers and publishers."
- The Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) API is a privacy preserving mechanism proposed within the Chrome Privacy Sandbox. The goal of the FLoC API is to preserve interest based advertising, but to do so in a privacy-preserving manner.
hosts
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Does PiHole block porn?
Not by default but a blocklist can be found here https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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Steven Black DNS blocklist blocked gstatic.com
While it is now unblocked, the Steven Black list has been blocking a lot of innocent CDNs.
jQuery: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2520
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Open Source Ad Blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux
How does this compare to using a hosts file with known ad servers?
like: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads
I use the Hosts file to block a ton of ads and that works really well. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Something worth considering if your ad blocker isn't working well.
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Big things are happening with RaspAP's Ad Blocking 🛑 Users will soon have more blocklist sources to choose from
The no-tracking project used by RaspAP is shutting down, so we took the opportunity to search for open source blocklist alternatives. Among the best is Steven Black's hosts list: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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Radar Maps: $0.50 per 1K map loads
No idea, api.radar.io is on the block list since January 2020.
The commit's comment is "major update from adaway.org"
https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts/commit/4fa0470
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Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't
You can also use a declarative adblocker like uBlock Origin Lite [1], which only provides the browser with a list of elements to filter, but doesn't have any permissions to read content or perform requests. Or simply use your hosts file to apply OS-wide filtering with no browser add-ons needed: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
Be aware that if you use these "passive" blocking methods, there are some sites like YouTube where you will see ads, because in these cases it's necessary to actually manipulate page content to hide them. What you can do is use a traditional adblocker but enable it only for these few sites where the declarative approach is not enough, take a look at [2] for more details.
[1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home
[2] https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/06/04/layered-content-blocking...
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I installed Firefox + uBlock Origin like everyone suggested in my previous post, but this pop-up still appears, now with a 5 sec timer.
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts if you want to do it on your PC.
- “We have nothing to do with ads ” (2021)
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[Paid Release]CCAdsBeGone - Customized Ads Blocking At Your Fingertips
When I select my custom hosts file, it basically breaks internet. However, if I choose a custom hosts file that is a copy of the dev's default, or if I just add a few lines to it, it will work. If I add too many lines, or use a different hosts file altogether (like the ones recommended by the dev), all connectivity breaks. Of course the latest official LetMeBlock is installed and mDNSResponder killed/restarted. I'm using Dopamine on A12+.
What are some alternatives?
ip-blindness
blitz-app-adblock - Simple and quick patcher that blocks ads/trackers on the Blitz.gg desktop application.
floc - This proposal has been replaced by the Topics API.
shallalist - DISCONTINUED!!! - Unpacked ShallaList Repo
turtledove - TURTLEDOVE
uBlock - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
vanced-website-v2 - Source Code of the Vanced Website
easylist - EasyList filter subscription (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, EasyList Cookie, Fanboy's Social/Annoyances/Notifications Blocking List)
privacytools.io - 🛡🛠 You are being watched. Protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.
Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements
Firefox-UI-Fix - 🦊 I respect proton UI and aim to improve it.
hosts-blocklists - Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage