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The whole intention of this clickbait article by Brave, without any technical details, is to sell it's browser.
by bhaavan 7y ago
The whole intention of this clickbait article by Brave, without any technical details, is to sell it's browser.
- ishanjain28 7y agoDid you even read the article?
- judge2020 7y agoAs listed elsewhere in the thread[0], this isn't something Google is trying to keep under wraps or even trying to obfuscate, so "uncovers" makes it seem like the Brave developer found their secret scheme to undermine GDPR. In reality, the program has been active for a long time (previously called Doubleclick Ad Exchange) and the article is only a call to attention for how this system works, while helpfully recommending the Brave browser. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20878188 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20878188
- ocdtrekkie 7y ago> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Aperocky 7y agoYeah, it's so annoying. WHAT PERSONAL DATA? The entire article is basically a rant about "personal data can be leaked" without any examples. Names? Browser Habits? What is it?
- Tepix 7y agoThat depends on the page of course. This behaviour lets advertisers cross-correlate users.