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On 07/16/17 05:56, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:44 AM, <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote: |
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>> On 07/16 03:12, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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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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>>>>> |
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>>>> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>>> |
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>> |
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>> I did the following: |
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>> *** Surf to www.aliexpress.com (no popup and no way to search despite |
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>> the fact that a search bar is shown.) |
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>> *** Click on any product -- product will be displayed and popup pops |
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>> up (hence the name), click the popup to remove it. Search bar now works. |
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>> *** Click "reload tab"...the whole [beep] starts from the beginning. |
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>> |
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> |
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> I've managed to block something similar using uBlock Origin, but it |
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> was really hard to select it with the GUI picker that creates blocking |
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> rules for you. |
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> |
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> The technical term for what the website is using is called a popover |
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> and I remember people talking about blocking them with uBlock Origin |
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> because they are hard to block, but I can't find anything relevant to |
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> this discussion in Google. |
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> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>> Why Greasemonkey is especially use ful in this case? |
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>> (this is curiosity -- and NO expression of doubt, R0b0t1! :) |
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>> |
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> |
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> Greasemonkey injects JavaScript onto your webpages based on filter |
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> criteria, so you can effectively do anything your browser can do when |
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> displaying the webpage. Some of the more impressive feats are |
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> reengineered webpages that are better than the original service, most |
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> of them are mundane and only alter a few values on a webpage. |
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> |
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> You can also use it for laser-guided adblocking if you need to. |
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> Unfortunately Greasemonkey requires quite a bit of knowledge about |
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> itself, web development, and the page you are trying to modify, so I |
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> can't be of much help apropos. |
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> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>> For your phone: Root it, install XPosed/XPosedInstaller, install XPrivacy, install |
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>> Bootmanager, install PreventRunning, install AFWall -- and your |
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>> phone is yours again. Buying XPrivacy is worth every cent (it is |
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>> cheap!) and it can be bought directly by its developer Marcel |
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>> Bokhorst via Mony transfer -- no need to feed Google again! |
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>> |
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>> For more drop me a PM. |
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>> |
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> |
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> I might take you up on your offer but the main issue is my phone isn't |
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> a flagship device so I can't expect a ROM to exist for it. I suppose |
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> I'll check. |
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> R0b0t1. |
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> |
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AdblockPlus, "Select an element to hide". Selecting the red window with |
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the mouse will add something like this to the blocking list: |
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aliexpress.com##.ui-window.ui-window-normal.ui-window-transition.ui-newuser-layer-dialog |
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and |
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aliexpress.com##.newuser-container |
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Urs |