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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by Emendo on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:01PM (#26797357)
At this point, the only browser that could ignore FLoC without being blocked by website is Safari. If Safari chooses not to implement FLoC, it might be sufficient to prevent web developers from blocking other non-FLoC browsers.

All of this rest on Apple standing up for privacy through.. so watch for any announcements from Apple.

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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by drusepth on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:14PM (#26798574)
Why wouldn't sites that rely on FLoC block Safari if the browser doesn't implement it?
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by bgorman on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:18PM (#26798641)
iOS is too lucrative of a market to ignore. It is like not selling cars in California. Every car manufacturer conforms to California emissions standards because California is too lucrative to ignore.
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by Jonnax on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:18PM (#26798642)
Websites need Apple. Apple doesn't need them.
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by idownvoted on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:20PM (#26798673)
Because of Market Share.

Which is just another reason – maybe even a responsibility of every web dev - to stop using chrome.

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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by kristofferR on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:10PM (#26797498)
Privacy has been Apple's thing the last few years though, very unlike that they implement FLoC.
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by readams on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:59PM (#26798295)
iOS ads use a system very similar for FLoC though. It's unlikely they'll implement it, but not because of privacy reasons.
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Re:The Vivaldi browser will not support Google’s FLoC by stevehawk on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:19AM (#26806660)
they'll say it's because of privacy though, because it makes Apple fans feel better about it.
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