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by gotitbro
Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

Many registrars and registries (especially European registries * ) have followed suit and now only show minimum technical data for domain names in public WHOIS to company with GDPR. Well now we can goodbye to datamaps of cyber criminals created through WHOIS, even the RoughTed adblock malware was ma...
by gotitbro
Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:10 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Adblock Memes
Replies: 7
Views: 5349

Re: Adblock Memes

https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/8l8rwr/ublock_wegen_sport1_ausgemacht_jetzt_kuckt_euch/ Not sure whether to laugh or just be disappointed. This German site converts your cursor into an ad , oh well. The site in question: https://www.sport1.de/fussball/dfb-pokal/2018/05/fc-bayern-eintracht-frank...
by gotitbro
Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:42 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Tracking in uBlock (ublock.org)
Replies: 23
Views: 7014

Re: Tracking in uBlock (ublock.org)

Well that seems about right. Not sure how many people its going to help since many will go to it while looking to install uBO, still good though.
by gotitbro
Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:24 am
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Tracking in uBlock (ublock.org)
Replies: 23
Views: 7014

Tracking in uBlock (ublock.org)

Interesting things have been happening at uBlock ( ublock.org ) for the past few months, the project that was handed over Aljoudi (not uBlock Origin/uBO). The project's admin was changed on GitHub from Chris to an account named " uBlockAdmin " in March, which for all intents and purposes s...
by gotitbro
Tue May 29, 2018 2:46 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: On The Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Dog
Replies: 1
Views: 4745

Re: On The Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Dog

Just so you know I identify as a duck... There was even a show called " Dog with a Blog " which probably took inspiration from this. Also, it appears that this is a common phrase regarding online anonymity: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/On+the+Internet%2c+nobody+knows+you%27re+a+dog...
by gotitbro
Tue May 29, 2018 2:28 am
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

DomainTools on what changes with the ICANN Temporary Specification model for gTLDs. https://blog.domaintools.com/2018/05/gdpr-is-now-live/ Should be noted that DomainTools has stopped providing basic details about domains such as screenshot history, how long the domain has been in DomainTools databa...
by gotitbro
Fri May 25, 2018 11:38 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

Now even DENIC has stopped the automated system for checking WHOIS data, you can only get registrant data if you are a the domain holder yourself or a public authority. (https://www.denic.de/webwhois-web20/en Check a domain such as filmportal.de)
by gotitbro
Fri May 25, 2018 10:55 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

Afilias, Neustar, Nominet, and Donuts have all started redacting WHOIS data for their managed TLDs. (This would cover a large number of TLDs.)

https://twitter.com/whois_search/status/999949744200876033
by gotitbro
Fri May 25, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

The Danish domain registry for .dk domains will not redact domain WHOIS data. It states that it is required by Danish law to publish contact details for .dk domain owners therefore GDPR will not apply to these domains. https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/en/news/danish-whois-database-will-remain-illuminate...
by gotitbro
Mon May 21, 2018 10:27 pm
Forum: Lanik.us
Topic: Extension: Advanced BBCode Box 3
Replies: 9
Views: 8533

Re: Extension: Advanced BBCode Box 3

I see, that's good.
by gotitbro
Mon May 21, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: Lanik.us
Topic: Extension: Advanced BBCode Box 3
Replies: 9
Views: 8533

Re: Extension: Advanced BBCode Box 3

So, no way to turn off embedding with the new editor?
by gotitbro
Mon May 21, 2018 7:37 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

Looks like registrars/registries will be following the " ICANN Temporary Specification " approved on 17 May which specifies providing minimum data for WHOIS records. And from the looks of it, it will only provide the Registrant Organization, State/Province and Country . This what GoDaddy s...
by gotitbro
Tue May 15, 2018 4:17 am
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Pi-hole Adblocker
Replies: 2
Views: 4247

Re: Pi-hole Adblocker

Some highlights from the paper: We employ our system on Alexa top-10K list and are able to detect anti-adblockers on 30.5% websites . From manually checking one third (1000) of these detected websites, we find that the websites that have no visible reactions constitute over 90% of the cases. The filte...
by gotitbro
Sun May 13, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Pi-hole Adblocker
Replies: 2
Views: 4247

Pi-hole Adblocker

Bloomberg recently carried out a feature on the Pi-hole adblocking community (a network level DNS adblocker), a really interesting read with others facts on adblocking as well. Though I've never used it I think maybe I should. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-10/inside-the-brotherhood...
by gotitbro
Sat May 05, 2018 9:48 am
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Twitter Storing Passwords in Plaintext
Replies: 1
Views: 3885

Twitter Storing Passwords in Plaintext

Twitter just announced that passwords of users were bring stored in plaintext in internal logs. They say that these passwords were not compromised but still recommend changing the password wherever it was used (password reuse). The email I received: Hi @xxx, When you set a password for your Twitter ...
by gotitbro
Thu May 03, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Report unblocked content
Topic: viz.com
Replies: 9
Views: 919

Re: viz.com

With the above filters same anti adb message is shown (the video still plays after 10 seconds). Blocked requests: https://i.imgur.com/4jIvJWd.png Allowed requests: https://i.imgur.com/KjioGL8.png Using only Easylist. No elements are hidden. Edit: I'd like to note that the filters by med and intense ...
by gotitbro
Thu May 03, 2018 10:08 am
Forum: Report unblocked content
Topic: viz.com
Replies: 9
Views: 919

Re: viz.com

[mention]smed79[/mention] Viz.com videos are not available in Canada that is why the Tubi.tv message is shown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu#Neon_Alley). A US VPN/Proxy will have to be used to check. I tested and the video plays fine without an adblocker but shows the Hulu anti-adb message when...
by gotitbro
Thu May 03, 2018 12:40 am
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

The .im registry has started redacting all contact data from WHOIS searches due to GDPR. For example if you look up zpn.im ( https://www.whois.com/whois/zpn.im ), it clearly states this: This information has been redacted to comply with European Union General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Plea...
by gotitbro
Wed May 02, 2018 8:22 am
Forum: Report incorrectly removed content
Topic: google.com
Replies: 3
Views: 795

Re: google.com

I just called via Gmail (you mean this right https://i.imgur.com/UFe27ZI.png ?) and the call went through without any issues. The above filter in EasyPrivacy just blocks Google's logging it shouldn't affect the call.
by gotitbro
Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:25 am
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

An article from cybercrime journalist Brian Krebs on how the coming WHOIS changes could lead to more spams and scams. WHOIS access could be limited by registrars/registries as soon as by the next month when the GDPR takes effect: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/who-is-afraid-of-more-spams-and-sc...
by gotitbro
Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Server upgrade for fanboy.co.nz
Replies: 2
Views: 4117

Re: Server upgrade for fanboy.co.nz

So, what's the difference between https://fanboy.co.nz/ and https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/?
by gotitbro
Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:13 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Fake adblockers in chrome
Replies: 2
Views: 3917

Re: Fake adblockers in chrome

Yes, been noticing this for sometime. Earlier if you typed ad blocker into a search engine or the Chrome Webstore only top extensions such as "Adblock Plus" or "Adblock" would show up but now besides ABP every kind of unknown extension and even app shows up. Google needs to up it...
by gotitbro
Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:14 am
Forum: Report incorrectly removed content
Topic: nytimes.com
Replies: 20
Views: 2192

Re: nytimes.com

I was able to find the commit where this filter was added back in 2014 by [mention]Khrin[/mention]
https://github.com/easylist/easylist/co ... 578fcdd5ac

Looks like the domain was indeed seen on the main website.
by gotitbro
Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:26 pm
Forum: Report incorrectly removed content
Topic: thefreedictionary.com
Replies: 2
Views: 538

Re: thefreedictionary.com

The images are hidden in dictionary pages as well. Such as here, all important images from the entries are hidden https://www.thefreedictionary.com/stomach
by gotitbro
Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:50 pm
Forum: Report incorrectly removed content
Topic: thefreedictionary.com
Replies: 2
Views: 538

thefreedictionary.com

All the images on the main page of thefreedictionary.com are hidden due to this filter thefreedictionary.com##a > img[src^="//img.tfd.com/"] The filter is not needed, it doesn't hide any ads and important images are hidden due to it. It should be removed. Error URL: https://www.thefreedict...
by gotitbro
Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Happy April Fools
Replies: 9
Views: 8237

Re: Happy April Fools

Looks like I missed the spideroo... Interesting to note that April Fools Day originated when the current Gregorian calendar was adopted by Christians in the 16th century and it regarded January 1st as the New Year. Traditionally a New Year began in April and those who didn't adopt the new calendar w...
by gotitbro
Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:39 pm
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Cryptojacking
Replies: 21
Views: 13064

Re: Cryptojacking

That's good but the major source for cryptojacking are compromised websites not the extensions.

Also it looks like the cryptojacking is dying out, haven't seen any website like that recently.
by gotitbro
Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: CloudFlare launches it's fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service
Replies: 3
Views: 4294

Re: CloudFlare launches it's fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service

Didn't realize that such single digit IP Addresses still operated. Wonder who controls the others such as 2.2.2.2, 3.3.3.3, etc.; probably the old ISPs or registries.

The 1.1.1.1 seems to be controlled by APNIC as the article says.
by gotitbro
Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:00 am
Forum: Ad Blocking Topics
Topic: Anyone tried Google Chrome's adblock?
Replies: 10
Views: 8497

Re: Anyone tried Google Chrome's adblock?

I just noticed that I have got the " Ads (Blocked on sites that tend to show intrusive ads) [/i]" option in Chrome Version 65. It was turned on by default but I have turned it off don't want multiple adblockers running in the browser. Remember to turn it off you have to turn the setting ch...
by gotitbro
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:38 pm
Forum: General Internet Topics
Topic: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS
Replies: 24
Views: 12376

Re: Overhauling Changes to WHOIS

PKNIC the Pakistan domain registry has also started to completely limit WHOIS data . It now only shows the registration/expiration dates and nameservers . Earlier registrant data along with other details were publicly available this is what is shown now Due to current ICANN WHOIS compliance guidelin...