Background: the name was considered misleading, as some of the entries could be disabled without breaking the page. (#425)

philipp-classen · web-flow · commit ded0ce250ad7 · 2024-10-28T15:41:03.000+01:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ At Ghostery, we're committed to describing things exactly as they are.
 The structure of Ghostery Tracker Database is simple and consists of three main elements:
 * **categories** - [advertising, site analytics, consent management, etc.](docs/categories.md)
 * **organizations** - companies like [Google](db/organizations/google.eno) or [Meta](db/organizations/facebook.eno), but also open source software like [Matomo](db/organizations/matomo.eno)
-* **patterns** - that express various behaviors performed by organizations. For example, a pattern for [Google Analytics](db/patterns/google_analytics.eno) is categorized as [site analytics](docs/categories.md#site-analytics), but a pattern for [Google Tag Manager](db/patterns/google_tag_manager.eno) is categorized as [essential](docs/categories.md#essential).
+* **patterns** - that express various behaviors performed by organizations. For example, a pattern for [Google Analytics](db/patterns/google_analytics.eno) is categorized as [site analytics](docs/categories.md#site-analytics), but a pattern for [Google Tag Manager](db/patterns/google_tag_manager.eno) is categorized as [utilities](docs/categories.md#utilities).
 
 ## Where is it used?
 
diff --git a/db/categories/utilities.eno b/db/categories/utilities.eno
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-name: Essential
+name: Utilities
 color: #fc9734
 description: Site requests that may be critical to website functionality, such as tag managers and privacy notices.
diff --git a/db/categories/utilities.svg b/db/categories/utilities.svg
diff --git a/db/patterns/adobe_dynamic_tag_management.eno b/db/patterns/adobe_dynamic_tag_management.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Adobe Dynamic Tag Management
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://dtm.adobe.com/sign_in
 organization: adobe
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/adobe_typekit.eno b/db/patterns/adobe_typekit.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Adobe Typekit
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.adobe.com/
 organization: adobe
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/biocatch.eno b/db/patterns/biocatch.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: BioCatch
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.biocatch.com/
 organization: biocatch
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/contaxe.eno b/db/patterns/contaxe.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Contaxe
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.contaxe.com/
 organization: contaxe
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/contentstack.eno b/db/patterns/contentstack.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Contentstack
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.contentstack.com/
 organization: contentstack
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/cookie_consent.eno b/db/patterns/cookie_consent.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Cookie Consent
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: 
 organization: silktide
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/cookieq.eno b/db/patterns/cookieq.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: CookieQ
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://cookieq.com/CookieQ
 organization: baycloud
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/crownpeak.eno b/db/patterns/crownpeak.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Crownpeak
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: 
 organization: crownpeak
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/datalicious_supertag.eno b/db/patterns/datalicious_supertag.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Datalicious SuperTag
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.datalicious.com/
 organization: datalicious
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/digicert_trust_seal.eno b/db/patterns/digicert_trust_seal.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Digicert Trust Seal
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.digicert.com/
 organization: digicert
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/distil_tag.eno b/db/patterns/distil_tag.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Distil Networks
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.distilnetworks.com/
 organization: distil_networks
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/dynamic_yield.eno b/db/patterns/dynamic_yield.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Dynamic Yield
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.dynamicyield.com/
 organization: dynamic_yield
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/ensighten.eno b/db/patterns/ensighten.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Ensighten
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.ensighten.com
 organization: ensighten
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/evidon.eno b/db/patterns/evidon.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Evidon
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.evidon.com/
 organization: crownpeak
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/foresee.eno b/db/patterns/foresee.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: ForeSee
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.foresee.com/
 organization: foresee_results
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/forter.eno b/db/patterns/forter.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Forter
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.forter.com/
 organization: forter
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/geotrust.eno b/db/patterns/geotrust.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: GeoTrust
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.geotrust.com/
 organization: symantec
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/godaddy_site_seal.eno b/db/patterns/godaddy_site_seal.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: GoDaddy Site Seal
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.godaddy.com/web-security/ssl-certificate
 organization: godaddy
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/google_custom_search_engine.eno b/db/patterns/google_custom_search_engine.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Google Programmable Search Engine
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/about/
 organization: google
 alias: google
diff --git a/db/patterns/google_recaptcha.eno b/db/patterns/google_recaptcha.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Google Recaptcha
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/
 organization: google
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/google_tag_manager.eno b/db/patterns/google_tag_manager.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Google Tag Manager
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/tag-manager/
 organization: google
 alias: google_tag
diff --git a/db/patterns/graph_comment.eno b/db/patterns/graph_comment.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Graph Comment
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.graphcomment.com/en
 organization: graph_comment
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/hermesworld.eno b/db/patterns/hermesworld.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Hermes
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.myhermes.de/
 organization: hermesworld
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/impact_radius.eno b/db/patterns/impact_radius.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Impact Radius
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.impactradius.com/
 organization: impact_radius
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/iovation.eno b/db/patterns/iovation.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: iovation
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://iovations.com/
 organization: iovation
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/launch_darkly.eno b/db/patterns/launch_darkly.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Launch Darkly
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://launchdarkly.com/
 organization: launch_darkly
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/mcafee_secure.eno b/db/patterns/mcafee_secure.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: McAfee Secure
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.mcafeesecure.com/us/
 organization: mcafee
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/miele.eno b/db/patterns/miele.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Miele
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.miele.com/en/com/index.htm
 organization: miele
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/numerator.eno b/db/patterns/numerator.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Numerator
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.channeliq.com/
 organization: numerator
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/onesignal.eno b/db/patterns/onesignal.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: OneSignal
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://onesignal.com/
 organization: onesignal
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/perform_group.eno b/db/patterns/perform_group.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Perform Group
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.performgroup.com/
 organization: perform_group
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/piwik_pro_tag_manager.eno b/db/patterns/piwik_pro_tag_manager.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Piwik PRO Tag Manager
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://piwik.pro/tag-manager/
 organization: cookieinformation
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/relay42.eno b/db/patterns/relay42.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Relay42
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://synovite.com
 organization: relay42
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/report_uri.eno b/db/patterns/report_uri.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Report URI
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://report-uri.com
 organization: report_uri
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/scroll.eno b/db/patterns/scroll.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Scroll
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://scroll.com/
 organization: scroll
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/semknox.com.eno b/db/patterns/semknox.com.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: SEMKNOX GmbH
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://semknox.com/
 
 --- domains
diff --git a/db/patterns/sentry.eno b/db/patterns/sentry.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Sentry
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://sentry.io/
 organization: sentry
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/signal.eno b/db/patterns/signal.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Signal
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.signal.co/
 organization: signal_digital
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/symantec.eno b/db/patterns/symantec.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Symantec (Norton Secured Seal)
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: 
 organization: symantec
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/tag_commander.eno b/db/patterns/tag_commander.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Commanders Act
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.commandersact.com/en/
 organization: tag_commander
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/tagman.eno b/db/patterns/tagman.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: TagMan
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://www.tagman.com/
 organization: ensighten
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/threatmetrix.eno b/db/patterns/threatmetrix.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: ThreatMetrix
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: http://threatmetrix.com/
 organization: threatmetrix
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/tinypass.eno b/db/patterns/tinypass.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Piano
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://piano.io/
 organization: piano
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/truste_seal.eno b/db/patterns/truste_seal.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: TRUSTe Seal
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.truste.com/
 organization: trustarc
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/trusted_shops.eno b/db/patterns/trusted_shops.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Trusted Shops
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.trustedshops.com/
 organization: trusted_shops
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/trustlogo.eno b/db/patterns/trustlogo.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: TrustLogo
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://www.comodo.com/
 organization: comodo
 
diff --git a/db/patterns/wp_engine.eno b/db/patterns/wp_engine.eno
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: WP Engine
-category: essential
+category: utilities
 website_url: https://wpengine.com/
 organization: wp_engine
 
diff --git a/docs/categories.md b/docs/categories.md
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ Cookie consent managers, allowing websites different levels of tracking user act
 
 Chat widgets, customer support, and other interaction tools.
 
-## Essential
-
-Site requests that may be critical to website functionality, such as tag managers and privacy notices.
-
 ## Extensions
 
 Software that intercepts and analyzes browser requests by redirecting traffic to itself. This includes browser hijacking extensions, but also legitimate applications like anti-virus software.
@@ -44,3 +40,7 @@ Data analytics, site usage, and performance trackers.
 
 Features related to social media platforms.
 
+## Utilities
+
+Site requests that may be critical to website functionality, such as tag managers and privacy notices.
+
