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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:13AM (#37466764)
I think that the point is to make the author understand exactly why it's creepy, so that next time they write something like this, they actually see the problem.

I'm not advocating this approach. But it's not entirely off base.

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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by mulmen on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:42AM (#37467136)
It’s way off base because it’s unacceptable in civilized society to pay stalkers to harass people to make a point. Do you seriously think it is ok to hire a PI to follow someone to “make a point”? I find that horrifying.

Further this is a pro-privacy article. The author seems to have a good grasp of the situation and has communicated it well to a general audience. It even concludes with how to turn the feature off and a call to reconsider how your data is being used.

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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:56AM (#37467320)
> > I'm not advocating this approach.

But I do understand the temptation.

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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by mulmen on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:04AM (#37467460)
Yes I read your comment. My question was if you are ok with hiring stalkers.
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Re:Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:17AM (#37467647)
No; that's kind of the point of my comment.
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