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I can't help but notice this blog entry renders fine with all JavaScript disabled: https://0x0.st/z4bi.png

Despite this, the site wants to load 15 or more first party scripts and more still from third parties. Considering these scripts are evidently not necessary for the reader's benefit, what purpose am I to assume they serve that isn't contrary to my interests?

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Most sites add analytics by default without having any CRO strategy in place let alone understanding of the privacy implications. It's just a case of "let's just add analytics and maybe we might find it useful sometime in the future". It doesn't help that Google Analytics, the bigger provider out there, has an atrocious, maze-like GUI that makes understanding of these matters difficult for even experienced web professionals.

I have uMatrix set up to block third-party scripts by default and loads of sites work just fine. I am very liberal in approving things that are necessary for the functionality I want (such as third-party video players, etc) but a lot of the internet doesn't seem to degrade at all.

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