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To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20170716064720.rzfszbsbi7uxg2sn@solfire> <20170716071107.xc6sxcoa3zr2nd6t@solfire> <20170716084447.l6tdoaqxhadig66i@solfire> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Urs_Sch=c3=bctz?= Organization: bluewin.ch Message-ID: <9f9da6a0-f2ae-8fba-772c-0d2dd2b5b7f9@bluewin.ch> Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 13:58:42 -0300 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: bd2e36c2-deca-4aef-9dd7-1a11e2cbe358 X-Archives-Hash: 9a35d70dd11a5b9b482c85439c5c4154 On 07/16/17 05:56, R0b0t1 wrote: > On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:44 AM, wrote: >> On 07/16 03:12, R0b0t1 wrote: >>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 2:11 AM, wrote: >>>> On 07/16 01:59, R0b0t1 wrote: >>>>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 1:47 AM, wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> that drives my insane: >>>>>> While searching items for my DIY Nixie clock on aliexpress I get >>>>>> one certain popup with each new access to aliexpress asking >>>>>> me, whether I am new to aliexpress and offers me a coupon. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have no othe chance than clicking on this [beep] pop up >>>>>> to be able to see the page contents. >>>>>> >>>>>> I searched the web for according informations how to block >>>>>> this [beep] popup, but I only get informations how to >>>>>> remove a certain kind of adware virus from Mac and Windows. >>>>>> >>>>>> Since this virus pops up an advertisement of constantly changing >>>>>> goods and is page filling I am sure I am not suffering from this. >>>>>> >>>>>> If anyone out there has solved this problem without disabling >>>>>> the possibility to /buy/ something on aliexpress PLEASE HELP >>>>>> ME. I AM NEAR INSANITY! ;) :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot in advance for any life saver! >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Meino >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You might be able to block the element on the page using uBlock >>>>> Origin, but unfortunately that type of ad is very hard to remove. If >>>>> you have to interact with it is harder to select using uBlock's >>>>> interface. >>>>> >>>>> You can also use Greasemonkey to block more invasive ads, but I never >>>>> had much luck with that. It's designed to do more than filter >>>>> background content. >>>>> >>>>> I feel like I need to ask whether or not you've done something like >>>>> disable cookies. I'd not suggest doing that, at most delete all of >>>>> them when you close your browser session. It's impossible to use most >>>>> pages without having cookies enabled (this makes automating things >>>>> with web libraries infuriating). >>>>> >>>>> R0b0t1. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Hi R0b0t1, >>>> >>>> For "normal browsing" I created a profile for firefox which is privacy >>>> enhanced -- blocking all sorts of things. This profile works half >>>> with the sites I normally visit. >>>> Aliexpress get screwed up when visited using this profile. >>>> >>>> So I created a second profile, which I use for Aliexpress only. This >>>> one has only some privacy related things enabled. Aliexpress works -- >>>> including poping up this [beep] "Are you new to Aliexpress?" popup. >>>> Cookies are enabled with this profile. >>>> >>> >>> Does it do this on every page load or just the first time you interact with it? >>> >> >> I did the following: >> *** Surf to www.aliexpress.com (no popup and no way to search despite >> the fact that a search bar is shown.) >> *** Click on any product -- product will be displayed and popup pops >> up (hence the name), click the popup to remove it. Search bar now works. >> *** Click "reload tab"...the whole [beep] starts from the beginning. >> > > I've managed to block something similar using uBlock Origin, but it > was really hard to select it with the GUI picker that creates blocking > rules for you. > > The technical term for what the website is using is called a popover > and I remember people talking about blocking them with uBlock Origin > because they are hard to block, but I can't find anything relevant to > this discussion in Google. > >>>> As soon as I login into Aliexpress the popup disappears -- now >>>> Aliexpress is satisfied, because tracking my searches is now >>>> personalized. >>>> >>> >>> If you can't find a way to target the overlay with uBlock Origin you >>> might try looking at https://greasyfork.org/en and using Greasemonkey. >>> Unfortunately all the premade scripts I could find were simple things >>> like pricing changes. >> >> Why Greasemonkey is especially use ful in this case? >> (this is curiosity -- and NO expression of doubt, R0b0t1! :) >> > > Greasemonkey injects JavaScript onto your webpages based on filter > criteria, so you can effectively do anything your browser can do when > displaying the webpage. Some of the more impressive feats are > reengineered webpages that are better than the original service, most > of them are mundane and only alter a few values on a webpage. > > You can also use it for laser-guided adblocking if you need to. > Unfortunately Greasemonkey requires quite a bit of knowledge about > itself, web development, and the page you are trying to modify, so I > can't be of much help apropos. > >>> >>>> Its the same reason for why buying via Aliexpress App on a >>>> smartphone/tablet is cheaper than using a PC. >>>> I am using XPrivacy on my Android tablet which shows, blocks >>>> or allows ANY access to permissions like "Get your location" >>>> et cetera -- I instantly deleted that App after I saw, what this >>>> App wants to know. >>>> >>> >>> It's sad to see another website doing this. There's a few that make it >>> all but impossible to use the service without logging in or supplying >>> information one way or another. If the creator of the website doesn't >>> want you to use it, I'm not sure there's a lot that can ultimately be >>> done about it. >>> >>> In a similar vein, my phone now displays advertising. The state of >>> computing has me despondent. >> >> For your phone: Root it, install XPosed/XPosedInstaller, install XPrivacy, install >> Bootmanager, install PreventRunning, install AFWall -- and your >> phone is yours again. Buying XPrivacy is worth every cent (it is >> cheap!) and it can be bought directly by its developer Marcel >> Bokhorst via Mony transfer -- no need to feed Google again! >> >> For more drop me a PM. >> > > I might take you up on your offer but the main issue is my phone isn't > a flagship device so I can't expect a ROM to exist for it. I suppose > I'll check. > > R0b0t1. > AdblockPlus, "Select an element to hide". Selecting the red window with the mouse will add something like this to the blocking list: aliexpress.com##.ui-window.ui-window-normal.ui-window-transition.ui-newuser-layer-dialog and aliexpress.com##.newuser-container Urs