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357 points vxvrs | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

1. efficax ◴[16 Nov 25 23:38 UTC] No.45949507[source]▶

did anyone ever make use of this in practice? 32 redirects to construct a unique id seems very impractical

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2. vlovich123 ◴[16 Nov 25 23:42 UTC] No.45949534[source]▶

Ad networks don’t care. It’s a data leak. Even a few extra bits can be valuable to tag you with a better uid.

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