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The problem is that the websites are loaded with so many scripts, most of them third-party which track you and record what you are doing. You would be amazed if you saw how many different outfits are checking you out when you visit a website.

There are a lot of respected add-ons which mitigate these problems. Three complementary add-ons which work well together are HTTPSeverywhere, Privacy Badger, and NoScript. There is a bit of a learning curve with NoScript because it allows selective blocking of annoying scripts.

Other useful add-ons would be an ad blocker such as uBlock Origin or Ad Block Plus.

By the way, Free Republic is about the cleanest straight-up website you will ever find. FR is devoid of this crap, and is a real throwback to the early honest days the Web.