A publisher can infest webpages with any number of trackers - sometimes unknowingly. ... It is for them to make sure they don’t use “plug and play” code - such as Google Analytics. It saves the readers from hidden profiling and pesky advertisements. Freedom is not only a readers’ right, it is also a good design choice - it makes pages load faster.

As a reader , I find “duckduck go” privacy extension verify good . It stops trackers (and cookies) that are there for the sole purpose of profiling, but it allows those needed for the application functions. Not an ideal case but still the best among available options.