Google AdSense by Google (google.com)

“Google AdSense is a program run by Google that allows publishers in the Google Network of content sites to serve automatic text, image, video, or interactive media advertisements, that are targeted to site content and audience.” – Source

Ethical design violations

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Block rule

Google is like a cancer on the web – we have to be careful if we’re going to remove it without killing the patient. Attempt to stop it from spying on people without breaking the features that people rely on (maps, etc.) PS. If you stop using Google’s APIs and services and start hosting alternatives yourself and this will become easier in the future. – Ed.

Block from loading

Block Google AdSense (also matches /adsense)

google.com/ads

google.com/pagead

Gweb (Tracker)analytics/doubleclick

google.com/js/gweb

Block Google+ platform (reference)

- trigger:
  - url-filter: apis.google.com/js/platform.js
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

apis.google.com/js/client:platform.js

Block Google +1 button

apis.google.com/js/plusone.js

apis.google.com/js/client:plusone.js

apis.google.com/js/rpc:shindig_random.js

Block Google+ widget (reference)

apis.google.com/_/widget

Block ‘fast button’

apis.google.com/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton

Google Profile button

google.com/images/icons/ui/gprofile_button-16.png

Clear dot (Tracker)

google.com/images/cleardot.gif

Funding choices (Blocker blocker)

fundingchoices.google.com

Funding choices (Blocker blocker)

fundingchoicesmessages.google.com

Maps

Thank you for the ‘free’ maps, Google – although surely when you say they’re free, you mean free and not ‘in exchange for data’ or anything naughty like that, so you must have left these calls back to the mothership in there by mistake. Don’t worry, we blocked them for you ;) – Ed.

maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js/QuotaService.RecordEvent

maps.googleapis.com/maps-api-v3/api/js/25/5/stats.js

Block cookies

Google translate

- trigger:
  - url-filter: translate.google.com
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google custom search engine

- trigger:
  - url-filter: cse.google.com
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/jsapi
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/coop
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google APIs URL

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/uds
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google API Client Libraries

- trigger:
  - url-filter: apis.google.com/js/client.js
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Recaptcha

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/recaptcha
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Maps

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/maps
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Charts

- trigger:
  - url-filter: google.com/chart
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Generate_204 clients1 is where Google Suggestions come from (reference)

- trigger:
  - url-filter: clients1.google.com/generate_204
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google User Content

- trigger:
  - url-filter: googleusercontent.com
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google Code

- trigger:
  - url-filter: googlecode.com
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Google video

- trigger:
  - url-filter: video.google.com
  - load-type: third-party
- action:
  - type: block-cookies

Prevalence

Pandemic: found on 51.6% of surveyed sites (3760 instances observed).

Notes

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