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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by shafyy on Monday February 21, 2022 @02:44AM (#30412958)
You check the loaded script itself to see if it matches an expected pattern.
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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by seandoe on Monday February 21, 2022 @08:29PM (#30423031)
Does there need to be a loaded script with a certain fingerprint? What if they are just passing data from the browser to some random endpoint? I'm not sure, just thoughts.
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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by shafyy on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @02:41AM (#30425058)
There needs to be a script because the tracking still happens client-side and there will be some logic involved. The only way to avoid being blocked by the browser is to track server-side.
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