From: Soren Stoutner Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 21:15:38 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Block HTTP pings and third-party fonts. X-Git-Tag: v4 X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster;hp=85fe477314d192df760e91fb254901411ba510f5 Block HTTP pings and third-party fonts. --- diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index 76a8b7f..d65613d 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -1,7 +1,18 @@ -V3 -• Block `googletagservices`, which is a companion to EasyPrivacy's `googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?`. +v4 +• Block all HTTP ping requests. +• Block all third-party fonts. +• Update the README with the new URLs. +• Update the copyright dates to be 2018-2019,2021-2024. + +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. v2 +• Block `googletagservices`, which is a companion to EasyPrivacy's `googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?`. • Refactor README. v1 diff --git a/README b/README index 5e71778..548d983 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,20 +1,24 @@ -UltraPrivacy copyright © 2018 Soren Stoutner . +UltraPrivacy copyright 2018-2019,2021-2024 Soren Stoutner . -https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/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. -UltraPrivacy is released under the GPLv3+ license. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html +UltraPrivacy is released under the GPLv3+ license. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html. -The repository is available at https://git.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=summary. +The repository is available at https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=summary. -The blocklist can be directly downloaded at https://git.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=blob_plain;f=ultraprivacy.txt. +The blocklist can be directly downloaded at https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=UltraPrivacy.git;a=blob_plain;f=ultraprivacy.txt. -Feature requests and bug reports can be submitted at https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/ultraprivacy. +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. diff --git a/ultraprivacy.txt b/ultraprivacy.txt index 77d9c6d..056cbd3 100644 --- a/ultraprivacy.txt +++ b/ultraprivacy.txt @@ -1,12 +1,18 @@ [Adblock Plus 2.0] -! Version: 2 +! Version: 4 ! Title: UltraPrivacy -! Last modified: 22 May 2019 18:11 UTC +! Last modified: 5 Jul 2024 19:10 UTC ! Expires: 90 days (update frequency) -! Homepage: https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/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. https://redmine.stoutner.com/issues/312. +! I can't imagine that anything that includes `analytics` is good for your privacy. analytics -! Block Google Tag Services. https://redmine.stoutner.com/issues/449 +! Block Google Tag Services. googletagservices +! There shall be no connecting to Facebook on the backend. +connect.facebook +! Block all HTTP pings. Currently this can only be processed by Privacy Browser PC, but Privacy Browser Android will also gain this functionality in the 4.x series. +$ping +! Block all third-party fonts. Currently this can only be processed by Privacy Browser PC, but Privacy Browser Android will also gain this functionality in the 4.x series. +$font,third-party