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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by ezoe on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:57AM (#18082737)
Are you sure you didn't access it from the same IP address? There are so many fingerprints you are willingly sending to the public.
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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by amirmc on Thursday September 27, 2018 @04:28AM (#18082865)
‘Willingly’? I think unwittingly is more likely.
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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by ezoe on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:23PM (#18090295)
It's your computer which store cookie and localStroage data to the local storage. It' your computer which execute JavaScript program to retrieve that data.

It's your choice to use the same IP address.

It's your will.

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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by mojuba on Thursday September 27, 2018 @04:21AM (#18082838)
I did of course, how could I not access both from the same IP. The bottom line is: a property owner is a property owner even if it comes to separate domain names.
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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by marmaduke on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:51PM (#18087963)
A VPN would be one way
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