The Weather Company (IBM) (wfxtriggers.com)
“The Weather Company is a weather forecasting and information technology company that owns and operates weather.com, intellicast.com, and Weather Underground. The Weather Company is a subsidiary of the Watson & Cloud Platform business unit of IBM.” – Source
Ethical design violations
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tracker
Monetises you.
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web bug
Invisible tracking pixel.
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aggressive
Attempts to block malware blockers.
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doorslam
Interrupts your flow with modal dialogs.
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clickbait
Third-party exploitative content.
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fingerprint
Canvas fingerprinting.
Block rule
Block domain wfxtriggers.com
- trigger:
- url-filter: wfxtriggers.com
- load-type: third-party
- action:
- type: block
Prevalence
Low: found on 4 surveyed sites.
Notes
- wfxtriggers.com is owned by The Weather Company.
- “Use by Us of IP Addresses, Cookies, Web Beacons, Single-pixel Gifs, and Information Saved by Other Technologies… The Weather Channel and Third Party Processors acting on our behalf use various Internet technologies which help us to manage the operations of our Services and track usage behavior so that we can tailor information and advertisements” The Weather Company Privacy Policy.
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.