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Re:Embedded PDF viewer in Firefox 81 supports filling forms by inetknght on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @11:25AM (#24555587)
> it's a PDF reader that doesn't come with a tracking package

Uh, what? Firefox supports javascript. PDFs support javascript. Javascript empowers tracking.

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Re:Embedded PDF viewer in Firefox 81 supports filling forms by Hamuko on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @11:28AM (#24555626)
Firefox PDF support is actually Javascript.

https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js

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Re:Embedded PDF viewer in Firefox 81 supports filling forms by MCOfficer on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @03:33PM (#24558820)
following that logic

- every browser that supports cookies comes with a tracking package

- electron comes with a tracking package

- every language interpreter, runtime or compiler is a tracking package.

- your OS can run tracking software, thus coming with a tracking package.

- Anyone carrying their phone comes with a tracking package

Hang on, did you just post something on the internet? Your HN account comes with a tracking package!

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