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With that said, one can simply filter out these analytics with a c:\Windows\Systems32\Drivers\etc\hosts -> pointing to 0.0.0.0 or PiHole solution (https://pi-hole.net/), yes?

I mean, this is probably not the holistic solution, but this is why we have a firewall, vpn, antivirus, filters to just keep DNS in check, yes?

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Yes, you can if you are willing to block google.com, android.com and youtube.com.

doubleclick.com might not be terrible for most, though.

Interesting enough, it does not add headers when accessing a country specific google domain in the EU - such as google.de or google.fr. Is that GDPR kicking in - with a nod the the brexiteers given that google.co.uk gets these headers... ?

Not sure, but my chrome will send the additional `x-client-data` header even when i'm on eg. `google.de`

So are you suggesting people should DNS block google.com and gmail.com?

There are certain sub-domains that block certain things that keep most of the bad guys at bay, but to some extent yes. This is a fringe case of those activities, but being paranoid is not a bad thing these days, considering the level of red team activity and bad actors probing your network / computer / devices.

Short of putting on the tin foil hat, mind you.

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