Blocking Google Analytics

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

I currently have the following in my /etc/hosts file:

127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 googletagmanager.com
127.0.0.1 securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 www.googletagmanager.com

I think this is the reason why I see blank areas labelled “Advertisement”
on certain sites. ;)

Any others you have found useful?

[Crash]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:57:25 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro

Post by Lawrence D'Oliveiro
127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 googletagmanager.com
127.0.0.1 securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 www.googletagmanager.com
I think this is the reason why I see blank areas labelled “Advertisement”
on certain sites. ;)

Really? Have you forgotten about your ad blockers?

Post by Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Any others you have found useful?

[Ralph Fox]

Post by Lawrence D'Oliveiro
127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 googletagmanager.com
127.0.0.1 securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 www.googletagmanager.com
I think this is the reason why I see blank areas labelled “Advertisement”
on certain sites. ;)
Any others you have found useful?

See the Example 2 list here:
<https://calomel.org/proxy_auto_config.html>

The PAC file in example 2 covers any domain ending in ".doubleclick.com",
".doubleclick.net", or ".googlesyndication.com". Something you can do
more easily with a PAC file than with a hosts file.

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

Something you can do more easily with a PAC file than with a hosts file.

Except that’s something that has to be loaded on a per-browser basis.