This kind of data collection abuse is why I think we need more addons like AdNauseam [1]. Unlike uBlock Origin, it's not available from the Chrome web store anymore, which is a good sign that Google hates these types of addons more than they hate simple blockers.

Blocking A/AAAA domains with custom URLs to prevent tracking is almost impossible, so instead let's flood the trackers with useless, incorrect data that's not worth collecting.

[1]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adnauseam/

Yup. I've used NoScript for years, and one of the most frequently appearing sites that remain blocked is googletagmanager.

I totally second the sentiment that this is merely minimal defense against hostile 'service providers'.

This avalanche of tracking libraries is now almost as toxic as email spam in its worst-controlled days. Much of the internet is literally unusable, as pages take dozens of seconds to minutes to load - on a CAD-level laptop that can rotate 30MB models with zero lag.

In fact, does anyone have a blacklist of trackers that we can just blackhole at the HOSTS file or router level? Maybe time to setup a pihole?

It helps a lot.