Wow!
Another reason to block ads by literally any means possible!
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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That's not blocking them from tracking you. You're only blocking yourself from seeing the ads they've chosen to show you based on the tracking they've already done.
It depends on the exact kind of ad, kind of tracking it uses, and kind of blocking method you're using.
Are you ever 100% untracked?
No.
But this is a data game, the less you give up, the less they have, the less accurate it is, the more stale it is, the less specific things about you can be gleaned from it.
ublock origin + canvas blocker + privacy badger + forcing DOH by default?
Thats a lot better than doing nothing.
Much of the existing stuff doesn't even load, meaning it can't even attempt to assign to you a unique advertiserID, it doesn't even get to the stage of trying to send you a specific ad, because you have no engagement with the system.
And this is why the "online advertising ecosystem" should not be allowed to exist
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. I have no problem with ads if you stop fucking tracking me. I will look at nearly every ad I get in the mail because I know there's almost zero risk of it coming back to bite me.
We need an amendment to end the third party doctrine. It's absolutely absurd that when I elect to give custody of my information to one entity that I am giving it up to anyone and everyone. I highly doubt the founding fathers would be OK with money being the governments loophole to the 4th amendment.