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Re:We’re asking Apple to change the advertising ID for each ... by nindalf on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:45AM (#19671848)
How is this technical debt? It’s a plug-in. None of its code is in Firefox.

Serious question - would you object as much if it was called “Firefox save page”? Because I’ve never heard HN complain about Firefox sync, which has all your passwords, your history etc.

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Re:We’re asking Apple to change the advertising ID for each ... by majewsky on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @05:50AM (#19672325)
If you explicitly sign in to it.
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Re:We’re asking Apple to change the advertising ID for each ... by nindalf on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:38AM (#19673101)
Pocket explicitly requires a sign in with a separate Pocket account. What now?
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Re:We’re asking Apple to change the advertising ID for each ... by newacctjhro on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @07:20AM (#19672679)
Doesn't Pocket require a sign in too?
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