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Re:NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking by malandrew on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @11:37PM (#6885917)
Can't we simply block all requests to Google Analytics so that the GA javascript is never loaded?
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Re:NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking by joshfraser on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @01:57AM (#6886332)
Sure, just black hole www.google-analytics.com and ssl.google-analytics.com in your hosts file.
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Re:NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking by fjarlq on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @02:57AM (#6886470)
I've done this for a year or so now.. it works fine.

Add this line to your hosts file:

  0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com ssl.google-analytics.com www.google-analytics.com
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Re:NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking by Hellenion on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @04:47AM (#6886777)
if you have iptables you can try amici: http://github.com/upwhere/amici
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