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by Nextgrid 1568 days ago
If DNT is sent when loading the initial page it is totally possible to serve HTML that doesn't include the tracking scripts. If you load your tracking scripts you've already gone against your objective since even the initial HTTP request that loads the tracking library leaks the user's IP address and browser fingerprint back to the tracker.

This is not a defense of DNT by the way - it has other problems such as the increased fingerprinting surface, etc.

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You are right, didn't think of that