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=== Refuge websites are not just visited by people seeking help ===
=== Refuge websites are not just visited by people seeking help ===


1. People seeking help
# People seeking help
2. Patrons and potential donors
# Patrons and potential donors
3. People doing research
# People doing research


=== Refuge websites do need tracking ===
=== Refuge websites do need tracking ===


1. Many orgs receive Google Ad Grants in the form of AdWords. They want to know which keywords are effective.
# Many orgs receive Google Ad Grants in the form of AdWords. They want to know which keywords are effective.
2. Almost every org receive marketing and advertising help. They want to know which techniques are effective.
# Almost every org receive marketing and advertising help. They want to know which techniques are effective.
3. Practically every org relies on donations. Tracking helps them optimise for donors.
# Practically every org relies on donations. Tracking helps them optimise for donors.


=== Auto PBM is too catch-all and cannot distinguish intent ===
=== Auto PBM is too catch-all and cannot distinguish intent ===


* Considered splitting website into “private” and “non-private” pages
* Considered splitting website into “private” and “non-private” pages
  * Private pages can be opened in PBM
** Private pages can be opened in PBM
  * Non-private pages shouldn’t open in PBM
** Non-private pages shouldn’t open in PBM
* Most visitors who need help don’t type the URL into the address bar
* Most visitors who need help don’t type the URL into the address bar
  * Instead, they Google for something like “what to do when my partner abuses me”
** Instead, they Google for something like “what to do when my partner abuses me”
  * Search result goes to specific page on the website, rather than the top page
** Search result goes to specific page on the website, rather than the top page
* Suggestion: can the browser make it so that auto PBM targets specific pages within the domain, rather than the domain itself?
* Suggestion: can the browser make it so that auto PBM targets specific pages within the domain, rather than the domain itself?


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* Forget button is a good solution
* Forget button is a good solution
  * Unfortunately, activating the Forget button is hard (user must first add the button to the toolbar)
** Unfortunately, activating the Forget button is hard (user must first add the button to the toolbar)
  * An important fact: if user forgot to hide the Forget button after use, it may arouse suspicion
** An important fact: if user forgot to hide the Forget button after use, it may arouse suspicion
* Suggestion: would love the ability for sites to **pro-actively ask** the browser to erase history in a fine-tuned way
* Suggestion: would love the ability for sites to **pro-actively ask** the browser to erase history in a fine-tuned way
  * By domain: data from this site
** By domain: data from this site
  * By session: data opened from this window or tab
** By session: data opened from this window or tab


=== Current and ideal solutions ===
=== Current and ideal solutions ===
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* Current: route visits through third party websites, so it’s less suspicious
* Current: route visits through third party websites, so it’s less suspicious
* Suggestion: would love the ability to actively trigger PBM and data erasure
* Suggestion: would love the ability to actively trigger PBM and data erasure
  * “Click here to open our website in PBM”
** “Click here to open our website in PBM”
  * “Click here to erase our site data”
** “Click here to erase our site data”
  * “Click here to erase your tracks over the last 5 minutes”
** “Click here to erase your tracks over the last 5 minutes”


=== More concerns ===
=== More concerns ===
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