Uncategorized &nerdy stuff reinout | 19 May 2010 01:25 pm
Getting rid of Facebook ‘Like’ buttons
Recently, I saw a blog post about a method of filtering those pesky Facebook buttons that are turning up all over the web which track your website visits. It involves creating a proxy.pac file.
If you’re using Privoxy, it’s much easier, and it doesn’t matter which browser you’re using, as long as it uses your Privoxy proxy server to connect to the web. Simply add this rule to your /etc/privoxy/user.action file:
{ +block{Facebook Like button} }
.facebook.com/(plugins|widgets)/(like|fan).*
on 19 May 2010 at 14:43 1.Rehdon said …
Isn’t it true that this way you remove the symptom, but not the cause? I.e., I’m much more worried about FB tracking me on the web than the final result of this action (=the Like button on a web page).
Rehdon
on 19 May 2010 at 14:57 2.Hylke said …
Too bad GNOME is going to add them as well.
Seems like you can’t like anything anymore without Facebook…
on 19 May 2010 at 15:37 3.reinout said …
Maybe there is more to it than I know, but the way Facebook can track you is by registering your browser and IP info when you load a page that contains a Like button. This privoxy rule prevents loading that button altogether.
on 19 May 2010 at 16:27 4.Rehdon said …
I’ve no idea about how that works, so I’ll take your word for it
Rehdon