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1e1a • yesterday at 4:28 AM • 4 replies • view on HN

JavaScript being disabled - Google was already sending analytics pings when search result links were clicked on, using JS.

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smart_asslop • today at 5:35 AM

Even with JS enabled, those ping requests (and other tracking) could be blocked; this new measure can not be.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49680338

kalleboo • yesterday at 5:48 AM

<a ping=""> works without JS in Chrome and Safari (but not Firefox) https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorE...

demibabs • yesterday at 4:55 AM

JavaScript is required to use Google search at all, no?

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Cider9986 • yesterday at 4:37 AM

It doesn't work without JS though.

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