• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Good, it’s about time the lie of Do Not Track was put to bed. It gives people a false sense of control over their data and privacy - the intention was good but if it’s not enforced then it makes people think they’ve done something to protect their privacy when they have done nothing.

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      2 days ago

      plus it was another data point for profiling people based on their browser settings.

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        Its removal is as useful in preventing fingerprinting as its presence was in protecting privacy.