Are tracking scripts really that dangerous?

Question by top 2% is more important than u: Are tracking scripts really that dangerous?
There has been a lot of controversy of tracking scripts and companies that pry user information and sell them to businesses or use them to advertise, most predominantly google. I use firefox and have noscripts, adblock plus, keysrambler, better privacy and a few other security add ons installed and kaspersky firewall. I don’t allow scripts to run on sites unless I need them (yimg.com, wsj,com, nytimes.com…etc.) I notice may sites have 5 – 10 tracking scripts running. My question is are they really that dangerous. An organization as a whole tracks a users keystrokes, ip address, residence, and search habits. Individuals don’t and it’s not like any employee sees them. I understand that if they were hacked a hacker would attain very private/valuable information but that rarely happens.

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Answer by Ed G
I think people worry to much, and have way to many security programs. I don’t worry about over doing it. I have a very fast internet. That’s the way I like it. I don’t use Kaspersky because of the impact it has on computer use. Many users think that’s the price you have to pay to have a secure computer. LOL. I set up computers, secure them and tune them up. Getting infected is a thing of the past and every computer has lighting speed.

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