Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti...
by contravariant on Thursday February 04, 2021 @07:19AM
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I'm having some trouble following your argument. You seem to be accusing me of the thing I'm against on the basis that my opinion isn't the one that matters.
Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti...
by jsnell on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:47PM
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Ok, then we're in the same boat because I also don't understand what you mean.
You're asserting that "killing 3rd party cookies is not anti-competitive". You presented no proof about this, it is just an opinion. Your entire point about what the valid options are is based on this assertion.
On the other hand, several US states and a US house committee apparently think otherwise, and the UK regulators think it at least merits investigation.
And yes, when evaluating whether there is regulatory risk from "killing 3rd party cookies", obviously the group from the previous paragraph is going to matter more than yours.
I am not "accusing you of the thing you're against". I'm not even sure what "you're against" or what the accusation is supposed to be.
Re:Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing anti...
by contravariant on Thursday February 04, 2021 @02:41PM
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Seems our communication has broken down somehow. So at this point I'm not sure how to continue this discussion, it might be better to just cut our losses. Your earlier questions are loaded in such a way that I'm afraid I don't see how I could begin to answer them in a way that still makes sense.
The problem is that when it comes to determining what's anti-competitive, yours is not the opinion that matters. According to the article, multiple US states, a US House submicommitee believe it is anticompetitive and now a UK regulator is also investigating whether it is. This is not a hypothetical like you think. It is what the people in power actually are on record about.
Your option 2 does not exist. Just full stop.
So we're left with the idea that every other browser in the world can improve privacy, but not the one that most people use. Do you seriously not see how fucked up that is? Why do you want to build up this garbage narrative about how it's not the fault of the authorities?