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		rivn on April 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Opting Your Website Out of Google's FLoC Network why is this comment gray? it's true https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf

lupire on April 16, 2021 [–]

What in that doc is "tracking", and what is being tracked? It's not tracking browsing behavior for ad profiles.

dannyw on April 16, 2021 | [–]

If users have chrome sync enabled, their browsing history is used for targeted ads.

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