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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by hackernewds on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:12AM (#40352140)
Your anecdata is not data
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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by peddling-brink on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @03:40AM (#40352591)
But it serves to counter a ridiculous sweeping generalization.
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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by kibwen on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @08:21AM (#40354402)
Anecdata suffices to counter anecdata.
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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by freedomben on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:56PM (#40357280)
It is when it's countering other anecdata. If anyone has actual data then by all means show it and that will trump the anecdata, but without that, anecdata is all we have.
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