Bug#634101: chromium: Ads on the "new tab" page (non-blockable by adblock)
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:22:19PM -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote: > tag 634101 -patch > thanks > > Hi, although there is a patch included in the upstream bug report, it > only disables displaying the ads. To get to an acceptable solution, > the patch will need to prevent downloading the material as well. That's not correct. The patch actually rips out the whole "promo" subsystem, including the background downloading mechanism and click reporting. The comment you are referring to in the upstream bugtracker was just mentioning that the proposed solution - disabling the promo display on the new tab page via preferences - does not prevent downloading. The patch removes all of it. > Best wishes, > Mike cheers, //urs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#634101: chromium: Ads on the "new tab" page (non-blockable by adblock)
tag 634101 -patch thanks Hi, although there is a patch included in the upstream bug report, it only disables displaying the ads. To get to an acceptable solution, the patch will need to prevent downloading the material as well. Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#634101: chromium: Ads on the "new tab" page (non-blockable by adblock)
severity 634101 important tags 634101 + upstream patch forwarded 634101 http://crbug.com/89499 quit Hi Urs, Urs Ganse wrote: > Chromium includes a "feature" with which google can display ads on the > "new tab" page, and possibly others. [...] > Within the browser, a sophisticated background downloading system for > ads, based on the web tipps system has been implemented. It periodically > checks for content at the hardcoded address > "https://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/topic/1142433/inproduct?hl=";, > and then includes this content in places it deems appropriate. I agree; although this seems fine as an optional feature, I don't think the package should be configured to "phone home" in that way by default. Thanks for the report and patch! Regards, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
