I manage several sites and I’ve never used advertising. They’ve chosen to go all-in with surveillance capitalism without my consent so I blocks ads without their consent. I didn’t ask Google and Facebook and the rest to monetize themselves using advertising. ![]() Some people turn themselves into human pretzels obsessing about “good ads” and “bad ads.” They wonder about the ethics of blocking ads and how it disrupts the very foundations of the internet. In summary, I use private windows, login and logout of services and regularly clear cookies from Safari. I also try to do one thing at a time and “sanitize” my browser before using services that are riskier for tracking. I’ve written about how to do this ap few years ago. I’ve automated the process using AppleScript, so that I can just select “Clear cookies” from the menu bar script menu. Otherwise, you can search for and remove any specific cookies. If you want to remove everything (recommended) then click “Remove All”. To clear cookies, go to Safari → Preferences → Privacy and select “Manage Website Data…” If I use any kind of social media or commercial site, I clear all cookies after closing out the tab or window. For extra security, if I’ve used any service that requires a login, I logout of the service, and close the private window. ![]() In private windows, the history and any cookies are not stored when the window or tab is closed. So enable it: Safari → Preferences → Privacy and select “Prevent cross-site tracking”.īy default I use private windows in Safari (or any other browser, if the feature is available.) In Safari, that’s Safari → File → New Private Window. ![]() Safari has the ability to block cross-site tracking if enabled. In macOS Safari, that’s done at Safari → File → Preferences… → Search engine → “DuckDuckGo” On the iOS side, it’s Settings → Safari → Search Engine → “DuckDuckGo”.
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