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Re:Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other... by stjohnswarts on Thursday June 10, 2021 @01:33PM (#27463264)
by disabling it you're giving more uniquely identifying info to the fingerprinting backend apps lol
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Re:Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other... by lurkerasdfh8 on Thursday June 10, 2021 @01:45PM (#27463392)
"the only wining move is not to play"

really, if you are in a point where you hunt for hidden settings to disable in your browser? why not just use firefox?

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Re:Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other... by jorvi on Thursday June 10, 2021 @02:58PM (#27464245)
You can either obfuscate with stuff Like Canvasblocker and Brave, both which expose slightly randomized prints, or 'poison the well' with Ad Nauseum.
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Re:Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other... by jrochkind1 on Thursday June 10, 2021 @06:49PM (#27466912)
what uniquely identifying info does the feature disable, in exchange for FLoC?
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