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How can I remove ssl.google-analytics from my Firefox browser?

This site continues to slow down my browsing experience. It intervenes on many websites I visit...to slow down the movement of my browsing.

This site continues to slow down my browsing experience. It intervenes on many websites I visit...to slow down the movement of my browsing.

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So far, I've only seen one site where blocking scripts from Google Analytics broke a feature of the site, so I think it's pretty safe.

You can use the YesScript extension to block scripts from individual sites. See: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yesscript/

As a more general purpose solution to reducing the burden of tracking scripts, but with more potential to break site functionality, you could take a look at these:

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So far, I've only seen one site where blocking scripts from Google Analytics broke a feature of the site, so I think it's pretty safe.

You can use the YesScript extension to block scripts from individual sites. See: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yesscript/

As a more general purpose solution to reducing the burden of tracking scripts, but with more potential to break site functionality, you could take a look at these: