Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are tracked

Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by gcbirzan on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:57PM (#26279774)

The law cannot prevent you from doing something, it can only punish you if you do it.

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by FigmentEngine on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:22PM (#26279974)

that is a nonsense statement. "doing something" = "do it"

if you mean, cant stop you considering it, then thats fair, but then the point has no value?

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by gcbirzan on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:29PM (#26280042)

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by waheoo on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:47PM (#26281206)

What's difficult about this? The law prevents people from doing the wrong thing every day using the threat of jail time or worse.

Claiming laws only punish actions taken so they can't be "preventitive" by preventing others from taking those actions is either naive or just plain intellectually dishonest.

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by chaps on Friday February 26, 2021 @07:40PM (#26281559)

The US is a country that has laws inaccessible to the public with no way of knowing whether you're breaking those laws. It's either naive or just plain intellectually dishonest to think that these laws exist as a preventative measure.

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Re:Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are... by spicybright on Saturday February 27, 2021 @12:22PM (#26286309)

But one can break a law and get away with it. It's selectively enforced.

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