X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=4269a831496428abc64db4cca7b69ee8e91b21d4;hp=3ffd3378a318267de055fc2704167f8080252e03;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster;hpb=70a1f319357e6a2d6a6b58c90fa6b79a9f6dc25f diff --git a/README b/README index 3ffd337..0721cd5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,20 +1,24 @@ -UltraPrivacy copyright © 2018 Soren Stoutner . +UltraPrivacy copyright 2018-2019,2021-2023 Soren Stoutner . -https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/blocklists/ultraprivacy/ +https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/ultraprivacy/ -UltraPrivacy is released under the GPLv3+ license. +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 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 Android can disable it in Domain Settings if it is problematic for a domain they wish to use. -http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html +Because UltraPrivacy only blocks trackers that EasyPrivacy doesn’t, it should be used in conjunction with EasyPrivacy. By itself it wouldn’t accomplish much. -The repository is available at git.stoutner.com. +UltraPrivacy is released under the GPLv3+ license. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html. -Feature requests and bug reports can be submitted at https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/ultraprivacy. +The repository is available at https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=summary. -UltraPrivacy is a blocklist 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 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. +The blocklist can be directly downloaded at https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=blob_plain;f=ultraprivacy.txt. -Because UltraPrivacy only blocks trackers that EasyPrivacy doesn’t, it should be used in conjunction with EasyPrivacy. By itself it wouldn’t accomplish much. +The repository can be cloned using the following command: + +git clone https://git.stoutner.com/UltraPrivacy.git + +Feature requests and bug reports can be submitted at https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/ultraprivacy/issues.