From bc63729ea49a958e1002e89ee9adb4027ef61784 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Soren Stoutner Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:08:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Replace `blocklists` with `filter lists`. --- CHANGELOG | 6 +++++- README | 10 +++++----- ultraprivacy.txt | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index 94d3e27..dcc23fd 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ +v4 Pending +• Update the README with the new URLs. +• Update the copyright dates to be 2018-2019,2021-2023. + v3 • Block `connect.facebook`, which is used by their public API for websites to allow Facebook to spy on users. • Update the homepage URL. • Refactor the CHANGELOG. • Update the README with the new GitWeb and clone URLs. -• Update the copyright dates to be © 2018-2019,2021-2022. +• Update the copyright dates to be 2018-2019,2021-2022. v2 • Block `googletagservices`, which is a companion to EasyPrivacy's `googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?`. diff --git a/README b/README index d76dd6c..0721cd5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -UltraPrivacy copyright © 2018-2019,2021-2022 Soren Stoutner . +UltraPrivacy copyright 2018-2019,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner . -https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/blocklists/ultraprivacy/ +https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/ultraprivacy/ -UltraPrivacy is a blocklist based on the Adblock syntax maintained by Stoutner to augment EasyPrivacy. +UltraPrivacy is a filter list based on the Adblock syntax maintained by Stoutner to augment EasyPrivacy. The maintainers of EasyPrivacy have a policy of not blocking known tracking elements when doing so breaks a large number of websites—what they call "consistently problematic filters". I can understand where they are coming from on this as they want things to just work. -However, with Privacy Browser, I am starting with a fundamentally different philosophy, where I want users to have as much privacy and control as possible. +However, with Privacy Browser Android, I am starting with a fundamentally different philosophy, where I want users to have as much privacy and control as possible. The purpose of UltraPrivacy is to block the known trackers that EasyPrivacy doesn’t. -Users of of Privacy Browser can disable it in Domain Settings if it is problematic for a domain they wish to use. +Users of of Privacy Browser Android can disable it in Domain Settings if it is problematic for a domain they wish to use. Because UltraPrivacy only blocks trackers that EasyPrivacy doesn’t, it should be used in conjunction with EasyPrivacy. By itself it wouldn’t accomplish much. diff --git a/ultraprivacy.txt b/ultraprivacy.txt index a510137..bbb5cd4 100644 --- a/ultraprivacy.txt +++ b/ultraprivacy.txt @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ [Adblock Plus 2.0] ! Version: 3 ! Title: UltraPrivacy -! Last modified: 30 July 2022 02:06 UTC +! Last modified: 27 Apr 2023 19:27 UTC ! Expires: 90 days (update frequency) -! Homepage: https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/blocklists/ultraprivacy/ +! Homepage: https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/ultraprivacy/ ! Licence: GPLv3+ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html ! ! I can't imagine that anything that includes `analytics` is good for your privacy. -- 2.45.2