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Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns

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428 points coronadisaster | 1 comments | 29 Jun 20 10:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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ed25519FUUU ◴[29 Jun 20 17:35 UTC] No.23679930[source]▶
Everything on this list seems like it would be extremely useful in tracking people. The approximate memory API? That, along with geolocation, could effectively unmask you across the web.
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1. yoz-y ◴[29 Jun 20 18:26 UTC] No.23680644[source]▶
It can certainly help tracking but the measure is very coarse. Basically an enum of 6 values.