Would the internet be significantly faster if there wasn't so much farming of metadata / cookies? - eviltoast

I grew up during the dial up era of internet and remember how insane it was each time the technology improved, broadband, dsl, fiber etc.

I wouldn’t expect pages to instantly load, but I have to imagine all the data farming is causing sites to be extremely bogged down.

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    1 year ago

    And install the NoScript extension and see exactly how many additional companies are getting your data when you just want to learn 15 fascinating facts about frogs.