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Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy. (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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[โ€“] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The point is that while there are definitely downsides, there are also fairly painless ways to use fingerprint blocking on reputable browsers, and that it doesn't "break half the internet" it just might have a slight learning curve. Just because something isn't just plug it in and forget doesn't mean it doesn't work or isn't accessible.