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Re:Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new ta... by scarface_74 on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:53AM (#36492787)
Vertical tabs vs being tracked all over the web with the only privacy safeguard is a pinky promise?

That’s not a hard tradeoff.

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Re:Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new ta... by smoldesu on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @10:24AM (#36493248)
> with the only privacy safeguard is a pinky promise?

Using the internet in any modern capacity can basically be summed up with this phrase. Unless you're running a PinePhone with a browser you compiled yourself, you're throwing stones from a glass house.

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Re:Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new ta... by scarface_74 on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:19AM (#36494138)
Is there any evidence that Apple is using your browsing history to sell ads? Are they putting their super secret ad web tracking functionality in Safari. But not putting it in WebKit?
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