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uBlock can't block manual tracking...just third-party scripts that do it.

Example: You visit example-site.com

example-site.com is the php server that sends you the html. It also the site that does the tracking. So when you click something it sends that data to example-site.com and then it can forward the data to a third-party tracking service.

If you blocked or used host files on the server-side pages then the site example-site.com would be completely blocked too.

Ultimately if everyone uses ad-blocks to block tracking script they can be added to the back end. If you block the back-end you effectively block the website you are accessing in the first place.



If it's all moved to the backend, then we win, because then we can easily control what data is being collected.




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