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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by pdpi on Sunday July 12, 2026 @06:57PM (#48885729)
As with anything IP-related, the data is licensed under whatever terms you choose to impose. That’s the extent of the consent you’ve provided.
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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by Asraelite on Sunday July 12, 2026 @07:14PM (#48885840)
Permission to access is not the same as permission to use.
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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by NetMageSCW on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:42AM (#48894418)
Reading is using.
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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by Asraelite on Monday July 13, 2026 @01:14PM (#48895782)
No it's not. There is a legal distinction in IP law between the act of observing information and the act of using that information for some kind of personal gain.
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