nytimes.com: privacy

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URL address of the web page

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/uk/

Category

privacy

Description

The endpoint api.theathletic.com/graphql is used by the site to perform event and impression logging. At the very least, the site logs user agent, event name, event timestamp, current page, page referrer, user region, operating system, and device architecture.

Suggested filter:
nytimes.com##+js(no-fetch-if, api.theathletic.com/graphql body:/PostEvent|PostImpressions/)

Other extensions used

None.

Screenshot(s)

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

uBlock Origin: 1.59.1b12
Firefox: 130
filterset (summary):
 network: 146231
 cosmetic: 48063
 scriptlet: 20742
 html: 1952
listset (total-discarded, last-updated):
 removed:
  user-filters: null
 default:
  ublock-filters: 40059-138, now
  ublock-badware: 10915-6, now
  ublock-privacy: 1114-4, now
  ublock-unbreak: 2530-1, now
  ublock-quick-fixes: 206-79, 4m Δ
  easylist: 85786-184, now
  easyprivacy: 53022-63, now
  urlhaus-1: 21430-0, now
  plowe-0: 3547-994, now
filterset (user): [array of 54 redacted]
userSettings:
 advancedUserEnabled: true
 colorBlindFriendly: true
hiddenSettings:
 autoCommentFilterTemplate: {{isodate}} {{origin}}
 filterAuthorMode: true
supportStats:
 allReadyAfter: 307 ms (selfie)
 maxAssetCacheWait: 90 ms
 cacheBackend: indexedDB
popupPanel:
 blocked: 23
 network:
  nytimes.com: 13
  brandmetrics.com: 2
  doubleclick.net: 1
  googlesyndication.com: 1
  googletagmanager.com: 3
  sentry.io: 2
  transcend.io: 1
 extended:
  ##.ad
  ##.ad-wrapper
  ##.ad-slug