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+ + + + + + + + + +When a URL is loaded, it typically makes a number of resource requests for CCS, JavaScript, image, and other files. Details about these requests can be viewed in the Requests activity. + The navigation drawer has a link to the Requests activity and also shows how many requests were blocked. Tapping on a request displays details about why it was allowed or blocked.
+ +Privacy Browser includes four common blocklists based on the Adblock syntax: + EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Fanboyâs Annoyance List, and Fanboyâs Social Blocking List. + These blocklists are processed by Privacy Browser into the following 22 sublists, which check resource requests in the order listed.
+ +Initial lists check against the beginning of the URL. Final lists check against the end of the URL. Domain lists only check against certain domains. + Third-party lists only apply if the root domain of the request is different than the root domain of the main URL. + Regular expression lists follow the regular expression syntax. Each sublist item has one or more entry. + In the case of domain sublists, the resource request is only checked against the item if the first entry matches the domain of the main URL.
+ +Because of limitations in Androidâs WebView, and to speed up processing of requests, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax. + This can sometimes lead to false positives, where resources are allowed or blocked in ways that werenât intended by the original entry. + A more detailed description of how the blocklist entries are processed is available at stoutner.com.
+ +Privacy Browser has three additional blocklists.
+ UltraList and UltraPrivacy
+ block ads and trackers that EasyList and EasyPrivacy do not. The third blocks all third-party requests.
+ A request is only considered third-party if the base domain of the request is different than the base domain of the URL.
+ For example, if www.website.com
loads a picture from images.website.com
,
+ this is not blocked as a third-party request because they both share the same base domain of website.com
.
+ Blocking all third-party requests increases privacy, but this blocklist is disabled by default because it breaks a large number of websites.