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[โ€“] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

uBlockOrigin, Consent-O-Matic, Privacy Badger, Terms of Service Didn't Read

[โ€“] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't Privacy Badger pretty redundant when you have uBlock Origin already?

[โ€“] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

As far as I could tell from others I've talked to, no it isn't. And apparently it can also self learn tracking URLs.

[โ€“] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd swap ublock origin with Adnausem. It is built on top of UBO and will mess your digital footprint by clicking on the ads it hides for you.

[โ€“] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TBH, I would rather not even waste the bandwidth sending the requests and just outright block them.

[โ€“] online@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Plus if it's clicking on ads for me, does that mean it's potentially helping to load malware delivered through advertising?

[โ€“] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Think of it this way. Each time an advertiser throws an advert at you and you click on the advert, the advertiser gets charged.