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Latest Adguard Pro with Safari/iPadOS 16.3.1. Added https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d3ward/toolz/master/src/d3host.txt: 16 not blocked.

 

This test is unreliable.

E.g it says advice-ads.s3.amazonaws.com is not blocked.
Of course not, it has a redirect-rule in uBO.

Code:

||advice-ads.s3.amazonaws.com^$xhr,redirect-rule=noop.txt

Same for ads.pinterest.com.

Code:

||ads.pinterest.com^$xhr,redirect-rule=noop.txt

Didn't check any further...

 

thank you for investigating.
i guess such redirects are present not to break sites.

 

Indeed.

 

Oh good, b/c w/ Firefox on Custom, my list config in uBO and NextDNS, I'm only getting 89%.

I swear with these tests, though, you still get a noodge when you're under, say 90%. 100%? Or at least I do.

 

Yes, as already mentioned in this thread @gorhill himself wrote that those tests are unreliable.

 

I'm very quick to judge this stuff, if I can't figure out how it works, then it's crap. I'm not even going to bother because I doubt they will save the webpages any better than the browser. I do know there are certain third party apps who do this, so perhaps I should take a look at them.

I'm a bit surprised because the reason you're using uBlock is to prevent tracking, right? And because of these sneaky fingerprinting techniques, they can still track you. So if this isn't implemented in uBlock, it's worth checking it out.

I also noticed that on Instagram I get to see ads about websites I recently visited, so it's definitely able to track me, uBlock isn't stopping this. I wonder if it's done via the Meta pixel, or some other fingerprinting technique that can perhaps be stopped by Trace, who knows.

 

I cannot speak for other users, but to me, the primary reason for using uBlock Origin is not to prevent tracking, but to block ads and other elements because of being terrible annoyances, and potential security risks.
To me, tracking protection comes secondary, and also, I expect no measure to be able to block any sneaky way for tracking. For tracking protection, I use my Firefox settings, plus the default uBlock privacy lists (uBlock Privacy, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's). But again, to me that is secondary to blocking ads and other elements because of annoyance and security.

 

It's off topic, so I keep it short: close the tracking site, clean and disable the browsercache. Restart the browser and open the tracking site.
This can be a solution to prevent certain types of stubborn fingerprinting / tracking.

 

Well, it's not really off topic, since uBlock is supposed to block this tracking. And I never clear my browser cache and cookies to be honest, it's not worth it for me. I came to the conclusion that it's probably not possible to block all tracking in an easy way, like uBlock does.

But as a test I might indeed try what you advised and then I will install Trace to see if it helps. On the other hand, I can't lie that in this case it's kinda cool that ads on Instagram are actually relevant, but it's about the principle that Meta/Facebook has no business tracking which other websites I visit.

 

Yes, I also started using adblockers because I wanted to get rid of annoying ads and other objects. But tools like uBlock and Ghostery should also be able to block most tracking. But if there are methods that can block even more third party tracking, then why not. I believe that Brave and Firefox have even built-in advanced anti-fingerprinting.

BTW, the newest plague on the web are these stupid pop ups that you get to see on for example this page, I wonder if there is something that can be done about it. I also get to see it on thestreet.com quite often. I'm guessing since it's performed by first party scripts, it's difficult to block them with some type of global rule.

https://www.eefkooktzo.nl/kip-ketjap/
https://www.thestreet.com/investing

 

What pop-ups?

 

Code:

www.eefkooktzo.nl##.pum-active.click_open.auto_open.popmake-overlay.pum-theme-standaard-thema.pum-theme-38841.pum-overlay.pum

Couldn't figure out yet on thestreet.
Firefox reports to have blocked the fingerprinter from js.datadome.co...
(but uBO blocks it as well)

 

Rasheed: I see a nice clean page on The Street site and some yummy food on the other. I clicked some links on each site and each page loaded cleanly and very quickly.

Do you have any extra lists imported over the default ones in uBO? I also have Custom tracking protection enabled in Firefox with all boxes ticked plus NextDNS.

 

https://i.postimg.cc/Hstw7R0S/Screenshot-2023-03-04.png

 

I guess that you don't use cosmetic filters. Enabling e.g. Adguard Annoyances will make your life a lot more pleasant.

 

I hadn't enabled it. It indeed blocks the popup.

 

That filter added in uBO works, however, it disables scrolling on that page - after a delay of a few seconds.
The popup could be reported in uBO, using the option 'Report an issue on this website', and next selecting the entry 'Has overlays or other nuisances'.
But as mentioned, enabling e.g. Adguard Annoyances also works.

 

guys, you are using still the wrong filter lists.
that site has scrolling, no nags, nothing

GDPR

Code:

Filter /um-gdpr.
Filterliste Fanboy’s Annoyance 

Kontext www.eefkooktzo.nl
Zugehörigkeit(1) eefkooktzo.nl ⇒ eefkooktzo.nl

Code:

Filter/plugins/popup-maker/*$script,from=~tracktion.com
Filterliste Fanboy’s Annoyance

and

Code:

Filter* * 3p-script block
Kontext www.eefkooktzo.nl
Zugehörigkeit(3) eefkooktzo.nl ⇒ foodinfluencersunited.nl

Filter* * 3p-script block
Kontext www.eefkooktzo.nl
Zugehörigkeit(3) eefkooktzo.nl ⇒ activehosted.com

 

Thanks very much, I switched Fanboy's Social for Fanboy's Annoyance (which includes Social).
Many years ago, I used Fanboy's Annoyance with Adblock Plus and it broke some page elements, that is why I didn't try it later with uBO, but I'm giving it a new try. So far, so good.

 

no problem.
blocking GDPR can have negative impacts: grey shimmer and no scrolling. in such cases only the dialog is blocked, but no handling for the rest. in some cases additional css can help out

Code:

html,
body,
.modal-open,
.overflowHidden,
.cli-barmodal-open
{
  overflow: visible !important;
}

(to use, eg, with Stylus-extension)
some example for the grey shimmer

Code:

.show.fade.modal-backdrop
{display: none;}

in most cases it need two css
or spiegel . de

Code:

.sp-message-open body {
  overflow: visible !important;
  position: unset !important;
}

ublock is able to perform/insert this css.

 

Didn't encounter that here.

 

Perhaps we had some Firefox setting(s) that was or were different, or one or more uBO filter lists that was or were different.
Now that I changed Fanboy's Social for Fanboy's Annoyance, my results will be different, I presume.

 

Probably.
But even with AdGuard Annoyances disabled, scrolling is still functional with that filter mentioned above.
(I don't want to use Fanboy)

 

I am relatively new to the uBO thread, so if reasons for not using Fanboy's filter lists were mentioned before, I am not familiar with that. The only things that I know of, is that Fanboy's Annoyance also includes Fanboy's Social and Easylist Cookie List, and that Fanboy's Annoyance was said to break more sites than AdGuard Annoyances.