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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by benologist on Thursday July 07, 2016 @04:01PM (#12051740)
What makes you think it's just social networks?

Half the software you use is probably hemorrhaging info to Google Analytics, buried in a checkbox in the settings.

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by Symbiote on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:16AM (#12054189)
For a start, pretty much every site with the EU cookie banner has that because of Google Analytics.

It's a shame the wording on the banner doesn't make it's purpose clear.

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by quesera on Thursday July 07, 2016 @09:34PM (#12053128)
Seriously. Use Little Snitch, Hands Off, Privoxy, or something else that fits your infrastructure.
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