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(595 posts) Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:04 PM Nov 2017

381 tracking cookies in 8 minutes on Rawstory site :(

I have noticed my browser gets very slow "Firefox not responding" message after a short period of time visiting RawStory. I decided to only open RawStory and see what happened, I ran Superantispyware to clear everything out an then only opened RawStory in 4 tabs for 8 minutes, closed the browser, and reran Superantispyware. the result? 381 adware tracking cookies.

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381 tracking cookies in 8 minutes on Rawstory site :( (Original Post) List left Nov 2017 OP

Turn off Java Script when going to sites like that. defacto7 Nov 2017 #1

Thanks for the suggestion. List left Nov 2017 #3

You might want to try the Cliqz browser w/ Ghostery add-on. Snarkoleptic Nov 2017 #2

I will check it out. Thanks List left Nov 2017 #4

Yeah I won't go there anymore. There's also a DU'er's blog that slows my computer to a crawl emulatorloo Nov 2017 #5

it is a fake news site. nt msongs Nov 2017 #6

Superantispyware is great - use it all the time n/t left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #7

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

1. Turn off Java Script when going to sites like that.

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Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:09 PM

Nov 2017

Problem solved.

List left

(595 posts)

3. Thanks for the suggestion.

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:21 PM

Nov 2017

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)

2. You might want to try the Cliqz browser w/ Ghostery add-on.

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Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:10 PM

Nov 2017

It's a Mozilla project with a German company and has superior privacy options.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliqz

Firefox used to crash quite a bit, but this thing is solid.
https://cliqz.com/en/about