Start Page (startpage.com)

“Start Page is a privacy focused search engine” – Source

Ethical design violations

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Trackers

All trackers are first-party.

After Better

Summary of site performance statistics (before & after Better)

BeforeAfterImprovement
Requests: 26 requests 26 requests 0%
Weight: 462.27 KB 462.27 KB 0%
Speed: 4.07 seconds 4.07 seconds 0%

Statistics by Better Inspector based on the page as on Sunday, November 11th 2018

Block rules

Block Google Ads

Start Page exposes people to Google trackers through its use of Google Adsense as a first-party script. So we block Adsense on the Start Page site.

- trigger:
  - url-filter: www.startpage.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: block
- trigger:
  - url-filter: eu.startpage.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: block
- trigger:
  - url-filter: eu1.startpage.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js
  - load-type: first-party
- action:
  - type: block

About Better

Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.

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