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Proper English should have been: "Facebook may track your browsing even after...". The judge can rule about lawfulness, otherwise it looks like they are a inve
by slitaz 9y ago
Proper English should have been: "Facebook may track your browsing even after...".
The judge can rule about lawfulness, otherwise it looks like they are a investigative reporter that just found out about the technical capability to track users in such a way.
- fareesh 9y agoWas confused about the headline as well, made it seem like this was uncovered by the judge during the course of some trial.
- lucb1e 9y agoOh, thanks, now I finally understand the title. Should be "may" or "It's legal to..." indeed.
- alangpierce 9y agoInteresting. For me, it's normal and understandable to use "can" to mean "is allowed to". I certainly know and understand the word "may", and I've heard it's technically more correct, but it feels a little antiquated or overly-formal, so I tend to not use it in conversation but might use it in writing. One source that "can" is ok here: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/can-or-may https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/can-or-may I didn't realize that this use of "can" is something that would cause confusion. Maybe there's a regional difference? I'm from the western United States.
- dang 9y agoI tried s/can/may/ above but it sounds archaic to my ear. It may be proper English but if it's fallen out of common usage, putting it up would be distracting too.