Description of the issue:
I developed a simple visitor counter which is a simple SVG image that counts the number of users that visit a page. I don’t understand why my SVG is blocked whereas other visitor counters such as HITS and Visitor badge work.
Exact URL of the website in question:
We all love web badges. You might have spotted many of them in README of repositories, including the repository of my blog, The Cloud Blog. In general, web badges serve two purposes.
They are visually appealing. They display key information...
Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave
Did the issue present with default Shields settings ? (yes/no)
Yes
Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?
Yes
Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no):
Tracker and ad block (standard)
Does the site work as expected when using Chrome?
Yes
Brave version (check About Brave
):
Version 1.17.73 Chromium: 87.0.4280.67 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Windows 10
Hi, Technically that is still tracking a user, which is why it was blocked
So are other visitor counters. Why are they working??
Submit websites where you see this, can look into it
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Here is a simple webpage that I created for investigation.
https://badgetestdemo.z13.web.core.windows.net/
The one in the center is mine.
Both url’s are blocked on both pages
https://badge.tcblab.net/api/hitcounter/rahul/temp
It’s blocked in Easyprivacy due to the string /hitcounter/*
btw.
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Wow. Thanks for the help. Replacing hitcounter with another string fixed it.
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December 23, 2020, 8:50am
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