The Realtime Backhoe List | |
| "People who
say they don't like advertising are part of the politically correct core
who are the original core [of Internet users]. The research that IAB
has done says that people do value advertising."
-- Rich LeFurgy, president, Internet Advertising Bureau "Fuck 'em. How do you raise the bucket on this thing?" -- RBHL activist | |
| Mission Statement
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Just as the Realtime Blackhole List protects you from theft of services by Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), the Realtime Backhoe List can protect you from privacy violation and hidden tracking by Internet advertisers. If you see the occasional "broken image" or "site not found" error when you use the Internet, it simply means that RBHL activists with backhoes are digging up a privacy violator's connection. Please consider making a contribution to support this important work. |
| The Complete List
(download as ASCII text) |
adbureau.net atdmt.com doubleclick.net #last updated: Thu May 24 10:26:51 PDT 2007 |
| Collateral Damage
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RBHL activists are not formally trained in the operation of backhoes
or any other heavy machinery. At this time, we do not anticipate
seeking any such training or certification due to our almost unanimous
disillusionment with institutionalized education. We also anticipate the
need to excavate in great haste, at night, as an inevitable result of
our ability to "think outside the box" when approaching the permitting
process.
Each of these factors considered separately would tend to push our anticipated accident rate upward. Together, they result in a a large but acceptable property damage risk in the vicinity of privacy-violating companies and their colocation facilities. We therefore advise users to:
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| Backhoe Technology
in Network Administration
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Armored backhoe originally developed for removing land mines;
now a promising tool for Internet privacy abuse prevention.
Virtual Backhoe Project: Users affected by Internet privacy abuse are often many miles away from the abusers. With virtual backhoe technology, network professionals will be able to protect users without expensive travel, and without the risk of operating heavy machinery while under the influence of jet lag. Visibility Analysis Through the Animation of a Backhoe Workcycle: 3D modeling now allows privacy protection engineers to design better backhoes faster. 1-888-DIG-SAFE provides a convenient way for us to check the location of the fiber optic cable serving an abuser. We continue calling until they advise us not to dig in a certain location. |
| Non-backhoe
measures also effective |
Bust Banner
Ads with Proxy Auto Configuration: the easiest method, no
proxy required.
ad server IP addresses. Hundreds of them. Kept up to date. The Internet Junkbuster Proxy is the best-known technology for filtering abusive tracking. squidGuard is a fast, free filtering proxy server. Web Ad Blocking Under Linux/Unix, BeOS, MacOS and Windows a hosts file based blocking system. No proxy required. Making your Internet name server authoritative for an abuser's domain protects the largest number of users the quickest. No proxy required. Detailed version of the same instructions for Debian GNU/Linux and Red Hat Linux. Removing adverts from web pages: comprehensive list of privacy-protection software. |
| We do not accept
"opt-out" |
We refuse to opt out of tracking schemes. People won't accept "opt-out" for email spam, and we won't accept it for tracking. And even information that companies promise not to disclose gets sold off anyway. Don't give us an opt-out URL. Give us diesel fuel. |
| Further reading
|
The Cluetrain Manifesto:
a common-sense point of view on communication in business
Denial of Big Brother Service (DoBBS): Reasons to participate in RBHL. Taunt for Internet Advertisers by @Man Tenth Circle Added to Rapidly Growing Hell |
| Contact information
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Backhoe-related: rbhl-operators@zgp.org
(Security measures and/or actions in progress may prevent an
immediate response.)
Web site questions and non-backhoe privacy
protection measures: |
