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Re:Princeton’s Ad-Blocker May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking ... by kalleboo on Saturday April 15, 2017 @11:04AM (#14121013)
I don't mind ads typically. I still haven't bothered to figure out how to block ads on YouTube. I started out tailoring Ghostery to just block trackers but not ads. But the clickbait ads from taboola and friends were just so terrible (grossly misleading clickbait, half-naked women, tryptophobia) that now I don't feel bad about just blocking everything.
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Re:Princeton’s Ad-Blocker May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking ... by clubm8 on Saturday April 15, 2017 @10:09PM (#14123975)
Is Ghostery overkill if you already use NoScript?
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Re:Princeton’s Ad-Blocker May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking ... by bigbugbag on Monday April 17, 2017 @09:22PM (#14135821)
Ghostery is tracking and profiling people who block ads for the ad industry. Don't use it. Use ublock origin or umatrix or request policy[1]

you could also use random agent spoofer and better privacy or privacy settings.

[1]: https://requestpolicycontinued.github.io/

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Re:Princeton’s Ad-Blocker May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking ... by clubm8 on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @10:21AM (#14147874)
Oh cool, I didn't realize uBlock Origin blocked trackers - thought it was just blocking ads.
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