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whoa-dere
Posts: 10596 - Karma: 7,103
its a super handy plugin that blocks requests for your personal data. it tells you what sites are asking for your info too
Jul 25 2013 5:26AM
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Fluttershy
Posts: 586 - Karma: 763
just downloaded it and clicked on a few links. the number of blocked requests hit 25 within a few pages (most of them being google) lol. thanks :D
Jul 25 2013 7:04AM
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corona
Posts: 12799 - Karma: 32,775
I've had an equivalent on Firefox for a while. it's great to have.
Jul 25 2013 7:57AM
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jibbpeter
Posts: 1613 - Karma: 4,083
Thanks!
It blocks a large ammount of ads on this site as well...
Jul 25 2013 7:59AM
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,313
I've used a similiar addon for a while now know as: DoNotTrackMe.

The amount of shit it has blocked:

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Jul 25 2013 8:05AM
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corona
Posts: 12799 - Karma: 32,775
^ what I have
Jul 25 2013 8:10AM
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