My questions are:
- Does the DuckDuckGo Firefox extension "Privacy Essentials" add a local css file to every visited site?
- Can others reproduce this?
- Is this harmfull or not?
Background:
I have a simple static one page site with just one html and css file. It's completely tracker free. Debugging it a bit with developer mode (F12) on I discovered a second css file. This file isnt on my webserver but added local. To pinpoint what caused this I removed every add-on / extension in my browser one by one, reloading and checking my website every time. Took me a while because didnt expect this one causing it.
To reproduce:
- Install the extension from the link.
- Open a random site
- Check in developer mode the tab Style editor.
- Scroll and look for a file named %3Ais(%5Bid*%3D'google_ads_iframe'%5D%.css or something like that.
- Remove the extension and refresh.
- Check if the file disappears.
Content of the css file: :is([id*='google_ads_iframe'], [id*='taboola-'], .taboolaHeight, .taboola-placeholder, #credential_picker_container, #credentials-picker-container, #credential_picker_iframe, [id*='google-one-tap-iframe'], #google-one-tap-popup-container, .google-one-tap-modal-div, #amp_floatingAdDiv, #ez-content-blocker-container) { display:none!important; min-height:0!important; height:0!important; }
Edit 25-03-2024: Changed title to not give the wrong impression. See comments below.
8 Comments
anamethatisnt@lemmy.world · 142 pts · 2y
It is used to replace empty spaces left by Google Ads, more info here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/14r3vde/does_duckduckgo_privacy_essentials_firefox_uses/
joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml · 54 pts · 2y
Oh thnx, I should search more around. 😁👍
Solid answers there.
Syn_Attck@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 2y
You should edit the title because most people aren't going to click through and read, they're just going to assume the title is correct.
joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Fair point, done!
governorkeagan@lemdro.id · 4 pts · 2y
alt frontend if anyone wants
MrSoup@lemmy.zip · 36 pts · 2y
Without looking too much, I think it is to remove white spaces left behind by removing google ads.
zelifcam@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
delirious_owl@discuss.online · -1 pts · 2y
I dont use the extension, but I saw a CAPTCHA on ddg for the first time the other day. I'm not a bot, but why would it even matter if I wrote a bot that used ddg?
Sigh, what's the best ddg alternative?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 2y
Yeah DDG is kind of a placebo