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The Problem With Tracker-Blocking Browser Extensions...

Sunday, 28 November 2021
Bob Leggitt
"In the end, there's way too much money in surveillance capitalism for any of these pathological stalkers to simply sit back and allow us to block them. They're on us today; they'll be on us tomorrow."
Tracker blocker meets Facebook tracking script

If you've ever installed a content-blocker (often known as a tracker-blocker) as a browser extension, you were probably pretty confident that it would block trackers. Like Domestos killing germs. One squirt, and it's goodbye bacteria. But blocking silent online trackers is a complex affair. Much more difficult than blocking adverts. And that means you're probably being watched by the bulk of Big Tech - even with the eminent extension uBlock Origin guarding your fort.