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		grapesodaaaaa on Nov 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is Chrome the New IE? (2023) Some of those unimplemented “standards” are to protect user privacy. I know this is not universally the case, but it’s worth calling out.

threeseed on Nov 18, 2024 [–]

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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