Security Error: Content at http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/ may not load data from
Chuck Anderson
may not load data from http://example.com"
Does anyone have an explanation for these entries in the Firefox Error
console.
I have searched with Google but can find nothing but questions and
speculation.
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John Thompson
> dunno for sure but, as "doubleclick" is infamous for being a baddie
> (scamware, adware, tracking etc) it may be due to the domain being
> blacklisted someplace!
Doubleclick isn't (AFAIK) involved in malware, but it does track you via
cookies for "marketing anaylsis" so there are privacy concerns in
allowing doubleclick.
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David McRitchie
> squaredancer (Reg) wrote:
>
>> dunno for sure but, as "doubleclick" is infamous for being a baddie
>> (scamware, adware, tracking etc) it may be due to the domain being
>> blacklisted someplace!
>
> Doubleclick isn't (AFAIK) involved in malware, but it does track you via
> cookies for "marketing anaylsis" so there are privacy concerns in
> allowing doubleclick.
Let me make a wild guess, you never used dial-up access to use the web.
You used to be able to opt-out of tracking, you had to go through about
20 pages to do it, unless someone gave you script to follow. I think you
set a opt-out no tracking cookie, so you get an ad based on not being tracked.
I'm not turning off my safety measures to double check, but I think
Doubleclick sells ads, and is not particular about who it sells to,
it sets cookies to determine what ad to serve you, the funny part is
that Site Advisor lists it as OK because if you go to their site and
follow the links you are okay.
But come into one of the their ads from some another site and no telling
what you will get. Look at the summary at the bottom of the
Site Advisor write-up, to see what others have to say.
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/doubleclick.net
Anyway suggest you block doubleclick ads and ads from its new owner (Google).
If you aren't blocking them you've probably been infected with a virus.
Basically almost anything that blocks ads will protect you from doubleclick,
but you will need more than just a hosts file as it has so many variations including
country codes.
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HTH,
David McRitchie, extensions I use are briefly documented on my site
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm
Moz Champion (Dan)
Nonsense. Especially your claim that if you are not blocking them he is
probably infected with a virus. You have no proof of such at all. On
the other hand I don't block cookies (regardless of where they come
from) and am absolutely virus free.
Claiming that doubleclick gives you a virus (or can) is the WORST advice
you can give anyone. Simply because they don't.
You don't need so-called 'safety measures' against cookies - they are
simply snippets of code that assist in navigation (or in ensuring that
you are served different ads). Claiming that doubleclick gives you a
virus is like claiming that watching a Proctor and Gamble ad on TV gives
you cataracts.
While you are free to block what you will on the web, advising others
that something you block is liable to give them a virus is complete
fantasy and essentially a mistruth. You are telling lies to rationalize
your blocking - and doing people a mis-service.
Chuck Anderson
> e.g., "Security Error: Content at http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/
> may not load data from http://example.com"
>
> Does anyone have an explanation for these entries in the Firefox Error
> console.
>
>
> I have searched with Google but can find nothing but questions and
> speculation.
>
>
So ..... I'll ask again in a clearer manner ..... ô¿Ô¬
Can anyone "explain" what these entries mean.
What is happening .... which site is trying to do what ... to whom?
What causes Firefox to produce this entry in my error console? Is there
a setting that would undo this ... or is it default behavior?
(btw, I use CookieSafe and block all cookies globally, allowing only
through a white list.)
David McRitchie
> Nonsense. Especially your claim that if you are not blocking them he is
> probably infected with a virus. You have no proof of such at all. On
> the other hand I don't block cookies (regardless of where they come
> from) and am absolutely virus free.
I don't block cookies either, but as far as malware goes
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=doubleclick+malware
n...@nedgerhart.com
anyone know what causes this or how to make it go away, which was
Chuck's original question?
On my website http://www.nedgerhart.com, I have some google text ads,
which previously I thought was a pretty innocuous and unobtrusive
thing to do.
I also have an .mp3 file that plays when my page loads, on firefox
this means using the quicktime plugin. But viewing my site in firefox,
the .mp3 file won't play, I suppose because of this error. It's not a
problem for MSIE.
So, I can't place google ads on my site if I want to embed an mp3? The
rest of my site works just fine.