Re:Privacy Badger Is Changing to Protect You Better
by sthnblllII on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:38PM
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>because fingerprinting was possible, we should just allow third party cookies
Nothing is either/or. Increasing the cost and difficulty of tracking does increase privacy. At the same time, there is some truth to the argument that Google is not losing the arms race between its trackers and the blockers anytime soon. Fundamentally, as long as web pages have this much control over your computer, they will be able to track you. The web is broken and needs to be paired down and reworked so that privacy is part of the protocol.
Nothing is either/or. Increasing the cost and difficulty of tracking does increase privacy. At the same time, there is some truth to the argument that Google is not losing the arms race between its trackers and the blockers anytime soon. Fundamentally, as long as web pages have this much control over your computer, they will be able to track you. The web is broken and needs to be paired down and reworked so that privacy is part of the protocol.