Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by mixedCase on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:55PM
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Is FLoC built in a way where you couldn't just feed websites fake data?
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by Ajedi32 on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:17PM
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You definitely could. Though apparently in incognito mode it's recommended that browsers just throw an exception rather than provide fake data: https://github.com/WICG/floc/blob/dcd4c042fa6a81b048e04a78b1...
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by sanxiyn on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:22PM
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Throwing an exception in incognito mode allows websites to detect incognito mode, which is not desirable. Incognito mode should provide fake data.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by Jonnax on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:32AM
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Google have stated that they are not interested in preventing fingerprinting.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by MiddleEndian on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:25PM
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Of course the FLoC team would want browsers to throw an exception, since that wouldn't damage the perceived legitimacy of FLoC. But as a user I'd rather feed them false data if possible.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by nitrogen on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:14PM
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There are quite a few ways for a site to distinguish private/incognito from normal browsing, and IMO these differences should be treated as bugs. Indeed, these differences often break sites (including a vaccine registration site) that should work fine. We don't need even more ways for sites to break in private/incognito mode.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by MiddleEndian on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @08:09PM
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Totally agree, browsers should strive to make it so websites cannot tell if users are browsing privately or not.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by type0 on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:54PM
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Sure, but you would have to be careful with that though, if you use any Google services they might ban your account with no recourse.
Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @12:51AM
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Could that be a blessing in disguise.