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Re:Is Chrome the New IE? by grapesodaaaaa on Sunday November 17, 2024 @10:27PM (#42169483)
Some of those unimplemented “standards” are to protect user privacy. I know this is not universally the case, but it’s worth calling out.
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Re:Is Chrome the New IE? by threeseed on Sunday November 17, 2024 @10:30PM (#42169491)
You can fingerprint a browser to > 99.9% accuracy because of Google's lax approach to privacy and security when adding new features.

Of course this benefits the advertising side of the business immensely.

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