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by riggsdk 1949 days ago
Just the fact that it sends out-out HTTP calls to all those providers means that they now know that you are using that website. It's terrible design.
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Pretty sure it's designed with that in mind...

The saying not to attribute to malice what could be explained by incompetance only works if the actor isn't generally malicious. AdTech definitely is.