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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by mulmen on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:13AM (#37466079)
I don’t think the article makes the case that tracking cookies are required. It only claims that automated reminders can benefit people, which is far less controversial.

The article gives instructions on how to turn this off and concludes with the classic warning about being the product.

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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by acidictadpole on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:34AM (#37466288)
It's less controversial but also not really relevant. Those kinds of reminders shouldn't be using cookies, and don't need to.
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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by mulmen on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:43AM (#37466382)
The part about tracking being arguably good is a separate paragraph that is clearly written in contrast to Google’s tracking.

At no point does the article claim cookies are required for “good” automation.

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