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Ads are just the visible parts, so many web pages are bloated with so much invisible tracker/analytics javascript code etc. collecting data to be sold.

• shortstuffsushi 12y ago
  As a coder, I was actually shocked to realize just how bad it was when I tried Ghostery. Some pages load more than 10 scripts that are just trackers and analytics. Aside from the performance implications, the amount of data collected on your behalf, on each page, without any mention (implied consent, I spose), is pretty crazy.
  • click170 12y ago
    Ghostery is great and I use it too, but I would also suggest NoScript if you use Firefox, it blocks a lot more.
    • eru 12y ago
      And an ad blocker.
      • shortstuffsushi 12y ago
        I do use an Ad Blocker as well, I just installed Ghostery to better understand what it did (had heard the name, wasn't familiar with the product).
• mcv 12y ago
  Would it be nice if that stuff also became illegal in NJ?