Discussion on Google Anonymizer | Userscripts.org

Query Suggestions settings not saving locally, replied by conqueror

conqueror — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:57:24 +0000

The script says that it saves google preferences locally. However, it doesn't save the "Query Suggestions" settings in preferences. It always switches back to default "Provide query suggestions in the search box."

I want to search using "Do not provide query suggestions in the search box." option. But it doesn't save the settings.

pref still set when i use this, replied by stop_snooping

stop_snooping — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:29:07 +0000

I check in my cookies and pref id is set to something other than 00000000. does this mean the plugin isn't working?

Great stuff, but options panel isn't working, replied by [disabled]

[disabled] — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:04:51 +0000

I mostly wanted this to block the damned onmousedown events that were changing the URL's. Works great for that. :)

The options panel (Tools -> GM -> Script Commands) isn't working for me though. It's just not doing anything when I click it. Firefox 3.0.9, Windows Vista x64.

Is there any way we can simplify the query URL's down even more? Like to just:

http://www.google.com/search?safeui=off&q=monkey

And rewrite links, such as the link to Google Images from the monkey search page, which is:
http://images.google.com/images?safeui=off&q=mo...

To something like:
http://images.google.com/images?safeui=off&q=mo...

I can't stand all that extra crap they insist on putting in there. I've also been getting URL's with

&fp=_rfp-3xCa2l

in them (or some other random string like that). What is the &fp= param?

doesn't work for me, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:27:43 +0000

I've began to learn how to write FF odd-on, but at the moment I've less free time.

doesn't work for me, replied by C. Li

C. Li — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:44:14 +0000

Thanks for the great work. I understand that by mechanism, it couldn't work if one logs in. I was wondering if you could write an extension to solve this issue then. I don't like the idea of using third-party forwards to solve this issue: if I don't trust Google enough, how am I supposed to trust these third parties?

Thanks!

doesn't work for me, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:52:31 +0000

To anonymize you search request, you need to remove all cookies from the http request. Only an add-on as such privileges, at least I think that it could have them.
As alternative you can use a third party page for your search request, like scroogle or a web proxy like warptraffic.

doesn't work for me, replied by ACuriousParty

ACuriousParty — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:46:38 +0000

I'm missing something here. I thought the whole point of the script was to anonymize google searches whilst eliminating the need to log out... Do you happen to know if there is a way with a firefox plugin to eliminate specific cookies? I know that plugins give you lower level access than greasemonkey...

doesn't work for me, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:04:26 +0000

This is normal if you are logged in the Google's network. With GM it is not possible to remove cookies from http requests. This is due to the concept and implementation of Javascript. When you are logged in the Google's network you have an authentication cookie that will be sent with each requests to any Google's page. So as long as you are logged in the Google's network, it knows everything what are you doing on its pages. Logically you can't be authenticated and anonymized at the same time.

doesn't work for me, replied by ACuriousParty

ACuriousParty — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:41:16 +0000

First off, great idea and much needed.

Running windows web server 2008, firefox 3.0.4. Installed script, ran some searches, examined google search history and saw that my scripts were being logged.

I am available for assistance.

Excelent Work, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:40:04 +0000

Google Anonymizer needs the resource files, you can't install it without them.
I've zipped all the files, download the zipped file from RS, then you can install it.

Excelent Work, replied by HawkInOz

HawkInOz — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:57:55 +0000

You are totally missing my point. I have already successfully downloaded it. I just cannot open and install it. The fileden site is referenced in the 10448.user.js file. The failure is DURING installation, not attempting to download the file. Here is a snippet of what is in the .js file:

// ==UserScript==
// @name Google Anonymizer
// @namespace http://userscripts.org/users/28612
// @version 2.00.03
// @changes Almost completly rewritten,Extended anonymization,Added WebProxy support,Added iGoogle support
// @description Anonymizes search requests to google and removes tracking systems on the results page. It transforms you into a ghost for google.
// @include http://*google.tld/*
// @require http://userscripts.org/scripts/version/33024/45...
// @resource Library1Resources http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/J...
// @resource Library1Resources_de http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/J...
// @resource Library1Resources_es http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/J...
// @resource Library1Resources_fr http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/J...
// @resource Library1Resources_it http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/J...
// @resource GoogleAnonymizerResources http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/G...

Note all the references to resources on the www.fileden.com site. This is what is causing me the problems. So, can I edit the .js file or do something else to manually install the Google Anonymizer?

Excelent Work, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:33:49 +0000

Try this website to download it from RS: http://www.warptraffic.com/

If it doesn't work, search with google web proxy or bypass school filter, perhaps you will find one which isn't blocked.

Excelent Work, replied by HawkInOz

HawkInOz — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:33:04 +0000

Rapidshare is also blocked, but that's immaterial. I can get to the install .js file fine. It is during the actual install, when fileden.com is referenced, that the install fails with the following error:

Error loading dependency http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/9/2/2077873/G...
Error! Server Returned : 401: Unauthorized

So, how do I get it manually installed once I have it?

Excelent Work, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:16:24 +0000

Download it from RS:
http://rapidshare.com/files/169635577/GoogleAno...

Excelent Work, replied by HawkInOz

HawkInOz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:22:08 +0000

Unfortunately for me, access to www.fileden.com is blocked from my current location and the new version cannot be installed. Is there an alternate or manual installation method available?

Excelent Work, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +0000

Thanks Pablo, too kind.
Unfortunately this script uses some of the GM API, which aren't available under Opera.

Excelent Work, replied by Pablo Custo

Pablo Custo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:11:48 +0000

Excelent Work!!!
There is some possibility of implementing it in Opera?

Archived Comments, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:27:41 +0000

@shjoity

I haven't added a support for scroogle because is not really a webproxy. A webproxy accept a full url and it return you the page, scroogle instead is only an interface for google where instead of the url you have to pass the search terms. This is a big limitation of the real potentiality of google, because a lot of search options must left away.

I will think about it in near future, at the moment I have other two script that at the moment I'm developing.

Archived Comments, replied by shjoity

shjoity — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:06:36 +0000

you could add a option using http://scroogle.org google-only proxy, it is a special proxy that supports ssl, using post instead of get and supprts ssl, and wont go down or be meaga slow like normal proxys

its run by the http://google-watch.org/ guy

Archived Comments, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:15:06 +0000

@ alpha30

A script can't change your connection settings. Perhaps you want to look at those solutions, I don't use them so I really don't know if they can do it.

http://scroogle.org/
http://www.customizegoogle.com/

Archived Comments, replied by alpha30

alpha30 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:09:05 +0000

There are a few FF extensions to use proxies easily, but none allow to use a proxy for a particular site only (that I am aware of). Can't a script be written to search google through a proxy automatically. If this could be done, together with having the direct links from the search results, then google search would become really anonymous.

Archived Comments, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:38:14 +0000

@paka

I'm not living in the US, so don't know how broad band connections are done in US. In Europe also broad band connections receive a dynamic ip, which is changed every few days, this is especially done to prevent people to set up a permanent server. If you want a static ip, that will allow you to set up a permanent server, you have to pay much more. As you said, the only way to hide your ip is to use a proxy, a anonymous proxy, because there are also transparent proxies, which send to the web server your ip as an http header.

Archived Comments, replied by paka

paka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:23:41 +0000

Aquilax said: R: Perhaps Google saves also the search request with the IP but normally each time that you connect to internet you receive a dynamic IP, so you for each "session" you have a new address that is like have a new identity. If the IP would be enough with google has added also a cookie with an ID?

But nearly all broad band connections these days (at least in the US) are static IPs. And even with the few still using dynamic (including dialup), google could still correlate the IP until next connection. I'm not dissing your script - I use it and think it's great - just making people aware that Big G is still looking over their shoulder and can do whatever they want with the information they collect. There's nothing anyone can do to hide IP except go through a proxy which will mix it up for each request and even then the proxy must clear logs for true security.

Archived Comments, replied by alpha30

alpha30 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:04:54 +0000

@Aquilax

Great...I really appreciate it.

Archived Comments, replied by Aquilax

Aquilax — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:17:00 +0000

@ alpha30
I'm writing a new version, it's almost ready, but I have to reorganize some things before publish it. I will add also the support for google scholar.