Facebook Web Tracking [rej]

[hashbrowncipher]

Logged-in Facebook users will also be transmitting information about their travels around the net to Facebook servers whenever they visit a page deploying the Like button, regardless of whether they actually click that button or not. Facebook also plans to transmit user data to some web services ahead of their visit — so that when you visit the site, it’s “instantly personalized.” In practice, this means that if you are new to the music site Pandora, they’ll have a custom station waiting for you based on the music you’ve liked in your profile.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/04/ ... comes-web/

It doesn't seem that either EasyList or EasyPrivacy are doing anything about this, so I wrote up these rules. They are perhaps too expansive, but they're a good start.

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facebook.com^$domain=~facebook.com

facebook.net^$domain=~facebook.com

[MonztA]

You filter would block this widget thingy on the right: http://www.gamestar.de/community/

[e80]

Don't forget fbcdn.net if you want to block facebook entirely.

I don't think this is EasyList material though.

[bee]

Facebook is for very stupid people!!!!!!!!!!

I've the following filters:

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api.facebook.com^

connect.facebook.com^

they seemed to work so far!!!!!!! but maybe you're right also facebook.com^ should be added!!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael]

People who publicly announce their personal details on such social networking sites should realise that their online activities can be monitored by the domain. To avoid this, the user should simply log out of their account.

If there are any items that specifically track the user I will consider adding filters for them to EasyPrivacy.

[bee]

Also:

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facebook.com/plugins/*

has to be added to your personal filters!!!!!!!!! (if you aren't blocking facebook.com^ already!!!!!! )

bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

People who publicly announce their personal details on such social networking sites should realise that their online activities can be monitored by the domain. To avoid this, the user should simply log out of their account.

If there are any items that specifically track the user I will consider adding filters for them to EasyPrivacy.

Err, non registered users are also tracked by facebook, so this is a site that should be added to easyprivacy?!

[Michael]

In what manner are users tracked by Facebook? Which items are responsible?

[primexx]

I just noticed that Engadget has a box at the side which displays facebook activities. I think these third party info-sharing things should be blocked by Easy Privacy.

I googled the ^ character but still don't quite grasp what it does. I'm assuming that OP's filters blocks everything from facebook that's not on facebook. would the other filters listed be necessary then?

Could someone please help write the filter(s) that blocks all of facebook on everything except facebook?

Thanks!

[Michael]

Information on the usage of the "^" character in Adblock Plus filters is available at https://adblockplus.org/en/filters#separators.

In order to block Facebook everywhere except on the domain itself the following filter will be required:

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||facebook.com^$third-party

[bee]

Hi!!!!!!! yeah!!
so, this is so far the list of filters to use against facebook:

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facebook.com/plugins/*

api.facebook.com^

connect.facebook.com^

static.ak.fbcdn.net^$domain=~facebook.com

facebook.com^$third-party

new suggestions are welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[primexx]

thanks Michael.

I'm now using:

facebook.com^$third-party
fbcdn.net^$domain=~facebook.com

hopefully it's sufficient

[Michael]

The second filter should be fbcdn.net^$domain=~facebook.com. Alternatively, fbcdn.net^$third-party would have the same effect.

[bee]

The second filter should be fbcdn.net^$domain=~facebook.com. Alternatively, fbcdn.net^$third-party would have the same effect.

i ain't sure about that at the beginning when i used $third-party the filter wasn't working, because the images hosted there are loaded from another domain (facebook.com instead of fbcdn.net), this is why i managed to do the job using $domain=~facebook.com

bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael]

My mistake, sorry; the third-party option wouldn't work.

[x]

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||facebook.com^$third-party

||facebook.net^$third-party,domain=~facebook.com

||facebook.com^$third-party is not enough.
Your browser would not try to connect fbcdn.net if you add these.

[SunBloq]

I'm sorry for being so old and archaic -
but how can I block the facebook ad/link on Discogs' release pages??

http://www.discogs.com/release/79963

I don't even get how one is to enter the addresses you mention.
Filter list? Black list?

ps. I use Chrome...

[SubBloq]

..^^..it appears as if Facebook creates a specific link for every release/page update
= the ordinary Ctrl+Shift+K is rendered useless..

[Hubird]

This is probably not the right place to seek help as all the people here are Firefox + Adblock Plus users...

Chrome ad block is and entirely separate project not supported or created by the same people.

[SMT]

why is it it uses easylist what is different other then the UI.

[Hubird]

why is it it uses easylist what is different other then the UI.

I don't think the adblockers for chrome support the same (as many) switches and filter options as ABP. And at the time of writing I don't think they (chrome ones) actually "block" content, rather they hide everything.