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dleslie ◴[] No.26344736[source]
This captures my feelings on the issue:

> That framing is based on a false premise that we have to choose between “old tracking” and “new tracking.” It’s not either-or. Instead of re-inventing the tracking wheel, we should imagine a better world without the myriad problems of targeted ads.

I don't want to be tracked. I never have wanted to be tracked. I shouldn't have to aggressively opt-out of tracking; it should be a service one must opt-in to receive. And it's not something we can trust industry to correct properly. This is precisely the role that privacy-protecting legislation should be undertaking.

Stop spying on us, please.

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grishka ◴[] No.26346976[source]
Any new feature that is added to the user agent should serve or empower said user — not any other parties, including the browser maker and the advertisers. That simple.
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anoncake ◴[] No.26347012[source]
And that's why an ad company should not be allowed to also make browsers.
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fartcannon ◴[] No.26347168[source]
We can all stop using Chrome.

That'd help.

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1. grishka ◴[] No.26347334[source]
This kind of strategy has never ever worked because the majority of the world's population just accepts whatever is thrown at them without questioning.