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YSK: The Guardian, Wired and The Verge websites has more trackers than other news websites. (programming.dev)

submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by Tea@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I think those websites are over using trackers in their websites for extra profit with no care for the privacy of their users, I highly recommend avoiding them.

For comparsion:

Update: added Wired and more websites for comparison.

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[–] skribe@aussie.zone 22 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

You can read most of The Guardian without JavaScript.

[–] Tea@programming.dev 8 points 23 hours ago

You can read the other websites without JavaScript as well.

Also, that might not stop all the trackers, as the webpages are loaded with their trackers.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 4 points 22 hours ago

I read it on terminal