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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by masswerk on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:04AM (#22237110)
Isn't this what cookies are for?
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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by rvnx on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:08PM (#22238049)
Cross-site cookies are soon getting blocked by Chrome starting Chrome 80 if I'm right (whereas this header isn't)
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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by CaveTech on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:22PM (#22238226)
So they build a personal back door to a feature that they've chosen to remove for everyone else? Because of it's potential for abuse, yet the very same company is somehow abusing it in a way more sinister way. Antitrust can't come soon enough.
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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by cpeterso on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:34PM (#22238388)
Chrome will only block cross-site cookies that don't use HTTPS and the SameSite=Lax flag. It's easy for trackers to user HTTPS and SameSite=Lax. This Chrome change is mostly intended to protect against Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, not to block trackers.
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