URL: /rules/adblock/privacy-blocked

---
title: "Privacy Filter Matches"
description: "Checks for trackers and analytics that privacy filter lists (EasyPrivacy) would block"
---

<Note>**Cloud rule** - requires login (`squirrel auth login`). All three [adblock rules](/rules/adblock) share a single **5-credit** blocklist check per audit. Skipped when not logged in. See [Cloud rules](/cloud/rules).</Note>

Checks for trackers and analytics that privacy filter lists (EasyPrivacy) would block.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `adblock/privacy-blocked` |
| **Category** | [Adblock Detection](/rules/adblock) |
| **Scope** | Site-wide |
| **Severity** | info |
| **Weight** | 2/10 |
| **Default** | Enabled |

## What it checks

The site's scripts, pixels, and request URLs are matched server-side against the full **EasyPrivacy** filter list - the list used by privacy-focused browsers and extensions (uBlock Origin, Brave, Firefox strict mode). Matches are reported with the specific filter rule that would block them.

## Solution

Analytics, session replay, and tracking pixels on matched domains will silently fail for visitors using privacy tooling, skewing your measurement data. Consider first-party or privacy-respecting analytics so measurement survives tracker blocking.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["adblock/privacy-blocked"]
```

### Disable all adblock rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["adblock/*"]
```