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From: Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened
 an app
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:13:25 +0000
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On 17/03/2025 13:55, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-03-17 14:27, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> On 17/03/2025 11:56, Carlos E.R. wrote:
...
>>>
>>>> (*** NB - scrolling down the article webpage results in a message:
>>>> "Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the
>>>> browser console for more information)". The browser page is then lost. I
>>>> got round this by turning off my Wi-Fi immediately the page had loaded.
>>>> The whole page could then be read by scrolling down)
>>>
>>> Confirm (firefox on Linux)
>>>
>>> You can bypass that by loading the page, and then on UBlock I click
>>> "disable javascript". I can then page down to the end.
>>
>> I didn't have the time yesterday to see what was going on with that
>> page, but reckoned breaking the connection to the mothership might solve
>> the issue. I tend to use the "Javascript Switcher"  extension - it's a
>> bit easier than going through uBlock as it's a single click to disable/
>> enable Javascript.
> 
> It is also a single click on uBlock.

<Pedant mode>

Two clicks - one to bring up the uBlock options, and another click to 
disable Javascript. It's a single click with the Switcher extension.

<Pedant mode off> ;-)

By the way, did you find out what the Javascript did to get that 
application error? Console info is above me I'm afraid.

-- 
Jeff