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Pragmatically, we draw it with Adblock and NoScript and friends.

A solution that I've found works well for me is simply disabling cookies, and whitelisting any site that I want to use that requires them, or that I am attempting to log in to.

This is made easier for me by the fact that I don't use Facebook.

Suggested friend: Ghostery.

Is Ghostery useful if a person is already using a privacy list for AdBlock, such as EasyPrivacy[1] or Fanboy Tracking List[2]?

[1] https://easylist.adblockplus.org/en/

[2] https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/

Yes, it lets you more easily re-enable things on a case-by-case basis. Like NoScript, but focused on privacy.

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