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The problem is Google tracking, not just third parties.
by blackearl 7y ago
The problem is Google tracking, not just third parties.
- jefftk 7y agoGoogle ads don't have any special access in Chrome. They use regular cookies.
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoWhy would Google even need to use cookies inside of its own browser which is linked to your personal identity? It's like saying Facebook uses regular cookies on its own website to figure out which pages you visit. I guess they could, but they already have your page view history so it's kind of pointless. If anything it sounds like a red herring argument.
- jefftk 7y agoFacebook does use cookies to handle identity on their website; that's how they know you're you. Google's ad networks do use cookies for ad targeting, even in Chrome.
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoI'm not saying they don't. I'm saying they have a litany of other tools (I've spoken at length with engineers at Facebook about how they do this) that really make those unnecessary. Obviously you know more about how Google does it, and admittedly ads is not my wheelhouse at all. But from what I understand: it's overkill. If you can point me towards a source that discusses the technical details of how Google tracks its users, I'd be interested in reading it.
- jefftk 7y ago> I'm saying they have a litany of other tools (I've spoken at length with engineers at Facebook about how they do this) that really make those unnecessary. That's not how identity works on the web. Cookies are how every site tracks logged-in identity, including Facebook. To test this, clear your facebook.com cookies and observe that you're logged out.
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoI think we're talking about different things. I'm saying they don't need cookies to identify you, not that they don't use cookies for anything. Saying Facebook can fingerprint its users without cookies isn't even a controversial statement. Otherwise how would they track users without accounts?
- jefftk 7y agoFB can track users without accounts via cookies; you don't have to have a login to use cookies. But they may also be fingerprinting; I don't know how they do things. The key thing from my perspective, though, is that Google ads don't have any sort of special treatment in Chrome.