• kersplomp@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    Yes. The problem with cookies was that they could be used to track and identify you. If this can’t do that, then what’s the issue?

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      4 months ago

      Most data can be de-anonymized with some clever tricks. I don’t know about Mozilla but the others definitely try to keep it just anonymous enough to later be correlated with the rest of your profile.

      Edit: typos

    • minoscopede@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      The problem is supporting ad networks.

      Edit: /s because apparently it wasn’t obvious. Anonymous is obviously better.