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No worries, just switch to a browser that doesn't do that and marketers can go back to fingerprinting you instead

• whatshisface 7y ago
  Why wouldn't a marketer fingerprint you while also using the attribution system? Why couldn't a browser without the attribution system have all of the same anti-fingerprinting tools as a browser that has one?
  • scarejunba 7y ago
    Ending the arms race is of value. If you offer a fair thing, then you can push the shady guys out. DRM support in the browser allowed video on demand in a way that video providers were okay with. It ended the content war for video.
  • olliej 7y ago
    The problem is that currently if a browser does break every tracking mechanism they may be interpreted as running an adblocker, alternatively site operators may just block that browser entirely. So if a browser does want to protect its users it is necessary to provide a fallback to allow site operators to make revenue from ads. Hence this proposal: provide a system that allows the necessary steps for ads to work, without violating user privacy. Then browsers can start more aggressively blocking trackers.
    • tgragnato 7y ago
      > Then browsers can start more aggressively blocking trackers. Will browsers be able to? Are vendors encouraged to do so?
      • olliej 7y ago
        Safari already does actively work to block trackers.