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KodoPengin / GameIndustry-hosts-Template

Unique host templates to enhance own privacy in games, websites and regulary software on Desktop and Android devices
https://www.gameindustry.eu
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The GOG&Galaxy SDK case #28

Closed yoshimo closed 9 months ago

yoshimo commented 1 year ago

GoG offers an SDK for game developers to allow achievement tracking and social features. Your list interferes with the function of this SDK and a few GalaxyClient features. Here the blocked hostnames and what they are used for:

notifications.gog.com Just pings you about incoming friend requests, wishlist games being on sale

notifications-pusher.gog.com
notifications-pusher-aws.gog.com

notifies the clients about incoming messages, chat , friends coming online, thelike`

gameplay.gog.com This is used to track achievments and playtime by the games and the client

presence.gog.com Makes sure that you that you are seen as online by your friends by sending a keep alive every 5 minutes.

Neither of these fall into an analytics, unwanted tracking or advertising category.

KodoPengin commented 9 months ago

Is not investigated further, filter list does exactly what it is supposed to do