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1e1a
33 days ago
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google.com/goto: Google's anti-scraping update
JavaScript being disabled - Google was already sending analytics pings when search result links were clicked on, using JS.
kalleboo
33 days ago
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works without JS in Chrome and Safari (but not Firefox)
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorE...
smart_asslop
32 days ago
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Even with JS enabled, those ping requests (and other tracking) could be blocked; this new measure can not be.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49680338
demibabs
33 days ago
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JavaScript is required to use Google search at all, no?
1e1a
33 days ago
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Oh that is true, I forgot they changed that.
Cider9986
33 days ago
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It doesn't work without JS though.
googapologist
33 days ago
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Pings are blockable in Firefox and so are the event analytics requests triggered by Google's on-page JavaScript.
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