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msoad ◴[] No.23679601[source]
Google's developer relations team have done a good job convincing web devs that those APIs are pushed by Google to enable "Amazing PWAs", yet we haven't seen them used by any major app. People are choosing to download native apps for more sophisticated applications.

However Google is pushing those APIs because they know tracking people without cookies in future is a big challenge for them and they need new ways of tracking people.

So sad that Google has taken over the web. From the most used browser (Chrome) to the content hijacking (AMP) to the standards (PWA). All to sell you to advertisers.

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1. luckylion ◴[] No.23681627[source]
> However Google is pushing those APIs because they know tracking people without cookies in future is a big challenge for them and they need new ways of tracking people.

Why would it be? They have the search data, they know what you clicked on, they have GA on 60-80% of sites, they have plenty of information, tracking and profiling users isn't the issue. Tracking and profiling users legally is what's hard.