• AnonymousLlama@kbin.social
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    Not keen on following these awful proposals. It feels like there’s a persistent trend of making the internet shiter than it was beforehand. I get alphabet has a vetted interest in ads and user data, but if they’re going to push for this tracking approach I guess it’ll be back to fix Firefox again

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      1 year ago

      Consider switching now. Your continued usage is contributing to the user numbers they see reported that gives them the confidence to pull this shit in the first place.

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      if they’re going to push for this tracking approach I guess it’ll be back to fix Firefox again

      If they will? They will. They are.

      Time to follow through on your words. I expect a reply written using Firefox.

    • z3n0x@feddit.de
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      Silicon Valley Hubris. These companies got too big and act as if we don’t have choices. Web is still built on open standards no matter what. These are all attempts to graft on closed patterns on open infrastructure.