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gromlok

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flamelab

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From: Athens, Hellas (Greece)

Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 2,160

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Hmm, I think the "opt out" plugin by Google can do the same thing (or not) ?

gromlok

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Registered: 2010-04-19

Posts: 154

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dmz

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2008-08-27

Posts: 881

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It redirects any request to google-analytics.com to localhost. You should use noscript.

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Army

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Registered: 2007-12-07

Posts: 1,784

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You should use noscript.

And - even better - the addon called requestpolicy. The combination of those two is amazing!

aeosynth

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From: California

Registered: 2010-02-06

Posts: 115

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You don't need noscript, adblock will work too - hit ctrl+shift+v, double click on google analytics.

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,688

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Interesting how webfolks always assume people use Firefox...

imag1narynumber

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From: Connecticut

Registered: 2008-07-23

Posts: 56

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Interesting how webfolks always assume people use Firefox...

Not really. Large market-share, and it's a typical distro default.

skanky

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From: WAIS

Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

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It redirects any request to google-analytics.com to localhost. You should use noscript.

Why is the former latter than the better? I only ask for information - I use NoScript (requestpolicy still prevents FFx from starting).

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jocheem67

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Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 250

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I'm using a modified /etc/hosts as it is an easy way to block some spies using opera and firefox ( mostly opera btw ). Here and there people advise me not to do that though.I still see no compelling reasons

www.someonewhocares.org

Here's a guy ( active on the ubuntuforums ) who's updating a nice hosts file regularly.Ofcourse there's a little trust involved here.

igndenok

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From: Sidoarjo, Indonesia

Registered: 2010-06-07

Posts: 160

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I use fx with noscript, adblock and requestpolicy. But I also have a modified hosts file just in case if I don't use fx anymore

$ grep analytics /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1    analytics.admob.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.hosting24.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.ku6.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.live.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1    analytics.worldnow.com
127.0.0.1    digg.analytics.live.com
127.0.0.1    www-google-analytics.l.google.com
127.0.0.1    google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1    ssl.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1    www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1    ehg-webanalyticsasiapteltd.hitbox.com
127.0.0.1    m-analytics.net
127.0.0.1    www.m-analytics.net
127.0.0.1    www.yahoo-analytics.net
127.0.0.1    yahoo-analytics.net
127.0.0.1    google-analyticks.net
127.0.0.1    analytics.live.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.msn.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.r.msn.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.findwhat.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.miva.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.freedom.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.spreadshirt.net
127.0.0.1    analytics.poferries.com
127.0.0.1    cheezburger-analytics.com
127.0.0.1    a.analytics.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1    s.analytics.yahoo.com
127.0.0.1    analytics.pl.ua
127.0.0.1    bitanalytics.cn
127.0.0.1    fastgoogleanalytics.com
127.0.0.1    hostanalytics.bissnes.net
127.0.0.1    yourgoogleanalytics.eu

Edit: after update my hosts file, it seems I've got another blocklist by a lot.

Last edited by igndenok (2010-11-05 08:06:00)

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itman

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2010-05-21

Posts: 124

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The Hosts file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. This file is loaded into memory (cache) at startup, then Windows checks the Hosts file before it queries any DNS servers, which enables it to override addresses in the DNS. This prevents access to the listed sites by redirecting any connection attempts back to the local (your) machine. Another feature of the HOSTS file is its ability to block other applications from connecting to the Internet, providing the entry exists.

Original at http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Theres a thread over at Wildersecurity about wich is the *best* hostfile.

It does not just block g**gle analytics/whatever out, it blocks communication with AD-firms and the like too.

graysky

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From: :wq

Registered: 2008-12-01

Posts: 10,734

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+1 for the mvps hosts file.

See this thread for a nice script written by Wintervenom which automatically grabs/updates your hosts file with the mvps data.

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gromlok

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Registered: 2010-04-19

Posts: 154

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R00KIE

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From: Between a computer and a chair

Registered: 2008-09-14

Posts: 4,734

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+1 for the mvps hosts file.

See this thread for a nice script written by Wintervenom which automatically grabs/updates your hosts file with the mvps data.

+1 on mvps hosts file, for good measure you can probably grab more from here http://hosts-file.net/

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eduardo.eae

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From: Reconquista - Argentina

Registered: 2010-01-24

Posts: 71

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I use this ones:

SomeOneWhoCares
pgl.yoyo
mpvs

And they block a lot of trash

hosts-file.net's hosts-file block a lot of things i usually use.

Last edited by eduardo.eae (2010-11-05 23:58:36)