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Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by Dah00n on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:27AM (#27086938)
So you don't use adblockers (which block tracking) because you fear they might track you while you know that without one you are being tracked? I'm not sure you thought this through.

If you fear being "hacked" by an extension then there are lots of other options, like pihole, routers blocking ads, hosts files, etc.

I hope you are aware that billions are used on how to psychologically affect people with ads. Even if you don't click them (and especially if you do click those that make you feel good) you will still be bombarded by things made to affect you subconsciously.

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Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by squarefoot on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:42AM (#27087032)
His point might be that no adblocker gives a true sense of insecurity while the adblocker might give a false sense of security, therefore the 1st choice would force the user to be more cautious. If that's the point I can understand it, however it should imply foul play by adblockers, which I believe would hardly happen since the most popular are fully open source and thoroughly audited (for example Ublock Origin, Umatrix and Privacy Badger all are FOSS).
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