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I'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 m
by OnlineGladiator 7y ago
I'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.