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On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 2:11 AM, <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote: |
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> On 07/16 01:59, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 1:47 AM, <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote: |
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>> > Hi, |
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>> > |
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>> > that drives my insane: |
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>> > While searching items for my DIY Nixie clock on aliexpress I get |
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>> > one certain popup with each new access to aliexpress asking |
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>> > me, whether I am new to aliexpress and offers me a coupon. |
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>> > |
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>> > I have no othe chance than clicking on this [beep] pop up |
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>> > to be able to see the page contents. |
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>> > |
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>> > I searched the web for according informations how to block |
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>> > this [beep] popup, but I only get informations how to |
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>> > remove a certain kind of adware virus from Mac and Windows. |
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>> > |
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>> > Since this virus pops up an advertisement of constantly changing |
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>> > goods and is page filling I am sure I am not suffering from this. |
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>> > |
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>> > If anyone out there has solved this problem without disabling |
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>> > the possibility to /buy/ something on aliexpress PLEASE HELP |
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>> > ME. I AM NEAR INSANITY! ;) :) |
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>> > |
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>> > Thanks a lot in advance for any life saver! |
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>> > Cheers |
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>> > Meino |
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>> > |
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>> |
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>> You might be able to block the element on the page using uBlock |
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>> Origin, but unfortunately that type of ad is very hard to remove. If |
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>> you have to interact with it is harder to select using uBlock's |
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>> interface. |
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>> |
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>> You can also use Greasemonkey to block more invasive ads, but I never |
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>> had much luck with that. It's designed to do more than filter |
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>> background content. |
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>> |
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>> I feel like I need to ask whether or not you've done something like |
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>> disable cookies. I'd not suggest doing that, at most delete all of |
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>> them when you close your browser session. It's impossible to use most |
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>> pages without having cookies enabled (this makes automating things |
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>> with web libraries infuriating). |
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>> |
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>> R0b0t1. |
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> Hi R0b0t1, |
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> |
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> For "normal browsing" I created a profile for firefox which is privacy |
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> enhanced -- blocking all sorts of things. This profile works half |
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> with the sites I normally visit. |
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> Aliexpress get screwed up when visited using this profile. |
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> |
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> So I created a second profile, which I use for Aliexpress only. This |
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> one has only some privacy related things enabled. Aliexpress works -- |
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> including poping up this [beep] "Are you new to Aliexpress?" popup. |
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> Cookies are enabled with this profile. |
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> |
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Does it do this on every page load or just the first time you interact with it? |
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> As soon as I login into Aliexpress the popup disappears -- now |
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> Aliexpress is satisfied, because tracking my searches is now |
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> personalized. |
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> |
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If you can't find a way to target the overlay with uBlock Origin you |
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might try looking at https://greasyfork.org/en and using Greasemonkey. |
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Unfortunately all the premade scripts I could find were simple things |
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like pricing changes. |
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> Its the same reason for why buying via Aliexpress App on a |
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> smartphone/tablet is cheaper than using a PC. |
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> I am using XPrivacy on my Android tablet which shows, blocks |
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> or allows ANY access to permissions like "Get your location" |
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> et cetera -- I instantly deleted that App after I saw, what this |
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> App wants to know. |
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> |
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It's sad to see another website doing this. There's a few that make it |
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all but impossible to use the service without logging in or supplying |
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information one way or another. If the creator of the website doesn't |
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want you to use it, I'm not sure there's a lot that can ultimately be |
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done about it. |
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In a similar vein, my phone now displays advertising. The state of |
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computing has me despondent. |
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R0b0t1. |