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Re:Taking on Google by jraph on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:45PM (#26649552)
Yes, "it runs entirely in the background" means it tracks the hell out of you, across websites.

Basically you are blocked if you care about privacy and refuse this tracking.

That's what I'm willing to call "hostile". I'd say, it's even worse than picking a few pictures, which is already hostile.

Re:Taking on Google by iujjkfjdkkdkf on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @01:47PM (#26650487)
That's about it. Horrible user experience - oh you're about to pay us, just click a few sidewalks first - and condescension of asking people to do a menial task that improves their ML models. But forcing you to use one of their sanctioned browsers and let the record what they want to is where the real hostility comes in. Its exercising monopoly power to squeeze more out of people and repress competition, I'd call that hostile.
Re:Taking on Google by minsc__and__boo on Thursday April 01, 2021 @05:22PM (#26666217)
Which is still miles less hostile than a website forcing you to prove you are not a bot, every single time, which was the point.