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Digital Fingerprinting: Google launched a new era of tracking worse than cookie banners | Tuta (tuta.com)
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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Digital fingerprinting is a method of data collection – one that in the past has been refused by Google itself because it “subverts user choice and is wrong.” But, we all remember that Google removed “Don’t be evil” from its Code of Conduct in 2018. Now, the Silicon Valley tech giant has taken the next step by introducing digital fingerprinting.

Oh, forgot to mention - we're evil now. Ha! Okay, into the chutes.

[–] eRac@lemmings.world -5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Google removed “Don’t be evil”

Still parading that lie around? It's easily verified as false. Their code of conduct ends with:

And remember... don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Still parading that lie around? It was removed and then added back later.

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It was removed and then added back later

Really? Because the articles that noticed it back then said it was retained at the end of the document, it was only removed from the preface:

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-dont-be-evil/254019/

https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393