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Sometimes I get a feeling that the hivemind of HN is critical of anything that is not associated google. I could be wrong as I am a fairly new user. But that's

Sometimes I get a feeling that the hivemind of HN is critical of anything that is not associated google. I could be wrong as I am a fairly new user. But that's just what I have observed in last few weeks.

click170 15y ago
If the Google+ Like button appeared on anywhere near as many sites as Facebook, I'd be concerned about Google too. I'm kind of surprised NoScript doesn't have an option of disabling scripts on a site-by-site basis. Ergo, if I have two tabs open, Google+ and some other page containing a Google+ Like button, I should be able to enable Google scripts on only the Google+ page. As it stands, when a script from a domain is enabled, it is enabled for any and all tabs you have open. I think that behavior can be improved.
- skrebbel 15y ago
  you,re forgetting about google adsense. google has been tracking you across the internets before fb even existed.
- franck 15y ago
  I agree this would be a nice feature to have. In the meantime, you can use the RequestPolicy add-on in order to block cross-domain requests to G+ in your other tabs. In this case, NoScript won't even be needed because the script won't be loaded at all.
- mike-cardwell 15y ago
  I'd guess that Google Analytics and Google Adsense exist on more websites than Facebook like buttons, and they pose the exact same threat.
  - click170 15y ago
    Touche!
smokinn 15y ago
I don't see what Google has to do with this. Google gets roasted just as well as any other company around here. I've seen several articles get upvoted about google+ being a ghost town, and other critical articles. Just try googling site:news.ycombinator.com google From the first page I see: 6 discussions that are basically neutral 1 positive (Google puts Japan quake tsunami warning on their search page) 1 mix of positive and negative (people arguing both positions) (Goodbye, Google App Engine) 2 negative (Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results, Google to announce "new programming language for structured web programming" ) I've never noticed a leaning towards favoring Google here. If you were arguing that YC funded companies get preferential treatment then you might have a case but I don't think your "I get a feeling that the hivemind of HN is critical of anything that is not associated google" is correct at all.
barrkel 15y ago
It's getting to the point with Google that I'm half-considering firewalling my day-to-day browser from my "real" Google account, and adblocking Google out of existence except when referred to by Google sites itself. I already block their analytics etc. whenever I can.
forgotmyuser 15y ago
It's called critical thinking. When you see what facebook is doing to our identity then you start to realize just how creepy it is. Google seems to be going down the same path

click170 15y ago

If the Google+ Like button appeared on anywhere near as many sites as Facebook, I'd be concerned about Google too. I'm kind of surprised NoScript doesn't have an option of disabling scripts on a site-by-site basis. Ergo, if I have two tabs open, Google+ and some other page containing a Google+ Like button, I should be able to enable Google scripts on only the Google+ page. As it stands, when a script from a domain is enabled, it is enabled for any and all tabs you have open. I think that behavior can be improved.

skrebbel 15y ago
you,re forgetting about google adsense. google has been tracking you across the internets before fb even existed.
franck 15y ago
I agree this would be a nice feature to have. In the meantime, you can use the RequestPolicy add-on in order to block cross-domain requests to G+ in your other tabs. In this case, NoScript won't even be needed because the script won't be loaded at all.
mike-cardwell 15y ago
I'd guess that Google Analytics and Google Adsense exist on more websites than Facebook like buttons, and they pose the exact same threat.
- click170 15y ago
  Touche!

smokinn 15y ago

I don't see what Google has to do with this. Google gets roasted just as well as any other company around here. I've seen several articles get upvoted about google+ being a ghost town, and other critical articles. Just try googling site:news.ycombinator.com google From the first page I see: 6 discussions that are basically neutral 1 positive (Google puts Japan quake tsunami warning on their search page) 1 mix of positive and negative (people arguing both positions) (Goodbye, Google App Engine) 2 negative (Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results, Google to announce "new programming language for structured web programming" ) I've never noticed a leaning towards favoring Google here. If you were arguing that YC funded companies get preferential treatment then you might have a case but I don't think your "I get a feeling that the hivemind of HN is critical of anything that is not associated google" is correct at all.

barrkel 15y ago

It's getting to the point with Google that I'm half-considering firewalling my day-to-day browser from my "real" Google account, and adblocking Google out of existence except when referred to by Google sites itself. I already block their analytics etc. whenever I can.

forgotmyuser 15y ago

It's called critical thinking. When you see what facebook is doing to our identity then you start to realize just how creepy it is. Google seems to be going down the same path