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Re:Edge vs. Chrome: Microsoft's Tracking Prevention Hits Goo... by dessant on Sunday November 24, 2019 @02:45PM (#21622810)
I don't think the illegal personal data collection is what gives Google their advantage. They don't necessarily need to abandon their current business model, upholding human rights and respecting the spirit of the law would be enough.
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Re:Edge vs. Chrome: Microsoft's Tracking Prevention Hits Goo... by mattlondon on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:34PM (#21623169)
> illegal

Citation needed

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Re:Edge vs. Chrome: Microsoft's Tracking Prevention Hits Goo... by dessant on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:43PM (#21623232)
> Google Is Fined $170 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy on YouTube

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube...

> Google Is Fined $57 Million Under Europe’s Data Privacy Law

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-...

> Google fined over Safari cookie privacy row

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19200279

This was just a cursory search, and there are also several ongoing lawsuits and investigations regarding Google's data harvesting practices.

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