Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID

Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by GrayShade on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @02:44PM (#22240075)

If I log in to my Google account once, they can associate that browser id with my account. Even if I log out, clear my cookies (and probably use the incognito mode), Google will be able to identify and follow me all over the Web.

I don't know about your PII thing, but it's personal data under the GDPR.

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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by asdfasgasdgasdg on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @03:38PM (#22240678)

AIUI GDPR restricts the handling and use of PII, not its existence. So it's PII under GDPR. Is Google misusing it? If so, that's an issue. If not, then it's kinda pointless to observe that it's PII under some possibly distinct legal definition than the one Google is using in its privacy policy.

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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by _trampeltier on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:07AM (#22244200)

You can't even login into gmail, at least from firefox in incognito mode.

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Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID by GrayShade on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @04:26AM (#22245281)

It works for me, at least with 2FA enabled.

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