Recommend "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" and "Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool"

[cryptocat8]

I have recently discussed the two ubo filters you removed with arkenfox community. Please check it from here and tell your opinion as I don't believe that two filters (which arkenfox on it's wiki recommend) should be removed.

Link: arkenfox/user.js#1450

[ghost]

Yeah could add those back, was disappointed that AdGuard didn't seem to do anything on Amazon or Etsy, two of the worst offenders imo. But yeah I think if we're gonna list UBO might as well follow the Arkenfox guidelines.

[fxbrit]

see arkenfox/user.js#1450 (comment), point 2.

[SkewedZeppelin]

Can I shoehorn my list here too? https://divested.dev/index.php?page=dnsbl

[ph00lt0]

Wasn't really happy to see this removed, but now that firefox is going to do this for us probably we can just leave it out.

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/06/03/firefox-102-query-parameter-stripping-improves-privacy/

[rusty-snake]

now that firefox is going to do this for us

AFAIK firefox only strips a few (around 10-20?) parameters and does not support site-specific striping.

[cryptocat8]

But, Enabling atleast 'AdGuard URL Tracking Protection' that's already built into uBO is better than using the other one which needs to be added manually.

Adding manually doesn't make the other script less good or less secure. It's has great privacy benefits too.

[ph00lt0]

AdGuard seems quite trustworthy, I also have nothing against recommending that. They must definitely care about doing this right, because if they don't they will be out of business due to reputation damage.

[Thorin-Oakenpants]

but now that firefox is going to do this for us probably we can just leave it out

the firefox list is minimal, even if they bumped it up to match Brave (add another 15 params, which I expect them to do), it's still very minimal. Don't get me wrong, it nails the top offenders out there with no breakage, but there is a very very very long tail

[cryptocat8]

Moreover that list is not enabled in Private Browsing more by default

[ghost]

I think their argument is more filter lists add attack surface and they would prefer you don't even use uBlock Origin at all

[d4rklynk]

Yes, but actually using ublock ogirin is really recommended. And I don't think the lists should be removed tbh.

[dngray]

See privacyguides/privacyguides.org#1986