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Comment by lucifer

15 years ago

The register suggests it is possible to avoid Google products, but the web is literally infested with Google ads and that is a tracking mechanism.

you can block cookies based on domain name, or from third parties

  • There is also, unless I'm mistaken, the possibility of Javascript-instantiated and Flash ads which have the possibility of relaying your IP to the mothership.

    Having a filter on your DNS client that excludes Google-related IPs might be more thorough.