Hosts: Analytics/Tracking in Games

Created on 23 Jun 2018 · 4Comments · Source: StevenBlack/hosts

Hello,

first of all: thank you for your great work!

Is there any plan to extend the host file to block tracking from different games (like games on Steam, Origin, etc)?

I found a list already, unfortunately its in german:
https://www.gameindustry.de/hosts.php

Thanks for the consideration!

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Bennibaba

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It is a cool list, but way too aggressive. It blocks updates, I also don't like the IP address blocking since those can easily change.

Blocking Malwarebytes updates seem like a bad idea. Might as well just uninstall it if you aren't going to let it update.
Flat out blocking www.mint.com and api.quicken.com would make a lot of people mad, including myself.
I have really struggled with blocking adobe updates armmf.adobe.com since it pings that domain almost constantly, but again, I'm pro update ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Last time installed Daemon Tools it was almost like a virus, so I can get behind that block.

A good list, but needs some TLC to make it useful for general consumption

lightswitch05 on 25 Jun 2018

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That is actually a pretty useful list to reference if you have some of the software mentioned, but I don't think it quite fits here. It's extremely software specific. And just from quickly glancing at some of the entries, it seems like most of those lists were put together with only blocking unnecessary connections made by various software in mind. However, if you were to look at the same list and think about what would happen if they were all blocked to a web browser, as well, it becomes clear that list does not take that into consideration.

ScriptTiger on 25 Jun 2018

It is a cool list, but way too aggressive. It blocks updates, I also don't like the IP address blocking since those can easily change.

Blocking Malwarebytes updates seem like a bad idea. Might as well just uninstall it if you aren't going to let it update.
Flat out blocking www.mint.com and api.quicken.com would make a lot of people mad, including myself.
I have really struggled with blocking adobe updates armmf.adobe.com since it pings that domain almost constantly, but again, I'm pro update ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Last time installed Daemon Tools it was almost like a virus, so I can get behind that block.

A good list, but needs some TLC to make it useful for general consumption

lightswitch05 on 25 Jun 2018

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