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As noted by Consumer Reports: "When third-party cookies are replaced by FLoC, Google will have a way to track consumers that isn’t available to other companies
by jedwhite 6y ago
As noted by Consumer Reports:
"When third-party cookies are replaced by FLoC, Google will have a way to track consumers that isn’t available to other companies, which could give Google a steep advantage in the advertising business." [1]
According to the EFF, Google controls the algorithms, and will also be running its implementation and auditing its outputs, a task the EFF describes as "both orwellian and sisyphean". The EFF also notes that "Users and advocates must reject FLoC and other misguided attempts to reinvent behavioral targeting."
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/duckduckgo-solution-andamp-google-floc-privacy/ar-BB1fzWHK https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/duckduckgo-solutio...
[2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/googles-floc-terrible-idea https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/googles-floc-terrible-...
- ehsankia 6y ago> that isn’t available to other companies Is there a proof for this claim? My understanding is that the cohort you belong to is available to any page. Is that not true?
- JetSpiegel 5y ago> My understanding is that the cohort you belong to is available to any page. Is that not true? Chrome is closed source, do you trust Google?
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