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Re:Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Op... by benrutter on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @12:14PM (#47767564)
> Cookies != Tracking, they can track you just fine without cookies

That's probably true, but not what the articles reporting:

> 55 percent of the sites it checked set ad cookies in a user’s browser even if they opted out of tracking

So essentially, it's ignoring user preference directly, not just in spirit.

Re:Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Op... by Balinares on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @12:25PM (#47767709)
"Legitimate interest."
Re:Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Op... by tlibert on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @12:48PM (#47768049)
That concept is applicable to the European Union, doesn't apply in California.