I’m not sure only 8 makes it ok. Kind of like being shot by 8 bullets instead of 33. I mean, yes, some pages have a lot more 3d party trackers and scripting, including real-time ad auctions for your eyeballs, but is this really a sliding scale issue? Or a threshold issue?
Ghostery shows 11 trackers on the BoingBoing article page, not including other 3d party scripting not specifically designated by them as trackers.
I block them primarily for security purposes. I don’t have ad blockers per se, I have 3d party scripting blockers to help prevent injected malware from affecting my system.
