Yahoo (yahoo.com)

“Yahoo is globally known for its Web portal, search engine Yahoo! Search, and related services, including Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping, video sharing, fantasy sports and its social media website.” – Source

Ethical design violations

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tracker

Monetises you.
web bug

Invisible tracking pixel.

Block rule

Block domain yahoo.com

- trigger:
    - url-filter: yahoo.com
  - unless-domain: *yahoo.com, *tumblr.com, *yahoo.net, *yahoo.co.uk, *yahoo.co.jp
- action:
    - type: block

Prevalence

Epidemic: found on 9.7% of surveyed sites (710 instances observed).

Notes

Yahoo provides ads and analytics on other sites. Source
“Yahoo uses web beacons to access Yahoo cookies inside and outside our network of web sites and in connection with Yahoo products and services.” Source

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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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