I too remember being annoyed at the thought that my blog wouldn't have accurate analytics anymore if people's ad blockers blocked Google Analytics from loading.

I too remember being annoyed at the thought that my blog wouldn't have accurate analytics anymore if people's ad blockers blocked Google Analytics from loading. Then I realized tracking even for "benign" purposes isn't a right for website operators and we need to have more respect for our users' computing decisions. I took Google Analytics off completely. Had no analytics for a while, then tried out my own install of Matomo. That way at least if I'm allowed to "track" my audience, it's using an open source tool running on my own server. My point is that I don't agree with the author at all. Every third-party resource is a potential vector for abuse, and even mere fonts or payment processors aren't immune from critique. Does this cause hassles for website operators? Sure. But that's the price of doing business online in 2019. The web desperately needs a privacy course-correction, and the more operators resist the inevitable consumer backlash, the more they will shoot themselves in the foot.