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Re:UBlock Origin by andybak on Monday June 15, 2015 @09:39AM (#9719173)
Would you block any analytics tracker - even one that didn't share data with 3rd parties? (i.e. a tracker that was purely to enable to site owners to gain insight into their visitors)
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Re:UBlock Origin by gpvos on Monday June 15, 2015 @09:51AM (#9719236)
No, I'm mostly concerned about cross-site sharing of data.
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Re:UBlock Origin by sp332 on Monday June 15, 2015 @10:13AM (#9719344)
Me too. If I'm visiting a website, I don't mind the operator of the site knowing about my visit or getting some basic stats about usage. It's when they compare notes to make a larger map of my visits across the web that I start getting nervous. And when they use that data to target advertising to me, I start blocking them.
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Re:UBlock Origin by _ZeD_ on Monday June 15, 2015 @10:41AM (#9719582)
yes.

I keep analytics only for websites that are not-functioning. Still, I despise them.

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Re:UBlock Origin by wkw3 on Monday June 15, 2015 @01:46PM (#9720844)
Radio Shack had that promise as well, until they went under.
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Re:UBlock Origin by bcg1 on Monday June 15, 2015 @01:28PM (#9720725)
Yes
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