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Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by vlovich123 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @06:29PM (#26020645)
So they’d be Firefox & wholly dependent on Google for search revenue money (I.e. ad money) anyway? Firefox already gets a lot of flack with their 3.65% & I don’t think that complaints about Chrome will stop if they’re still owning ~70% of browser market share with Google paying their bills.

The only solution that would actually work is better regulation of the advertising space, but all advertisers (Google included) actively fight this. For example, ban governments from purchasing personal information without a warrant. Ban the sale of any/all personal information between companies - any personal information transferred should be gratis with at most nominal costs for the cost of the transfer itself. But then you might have to actually start paying for some services rather than everything being totally ad supported. Not to mention that governments, despite all their outcries about “privacy” and “evil corporations” love the status quo because of how easy it makes to invade your privacy without a warrant.

Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti... by Izkata on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:20AM (#26022875)
> So they’d be Firefox & wholly dependent on Google for search revenue money (I.e. ad money) anyway?

Not necessarily, its engine is now what powers Edge. Microsoft might support it.