4 ms·
Because Google's, Apple's and Microsoft's accounts specifically are tied to their particular browser and/or OS, not just the websites you're on. So are Firefox
by pilsetnieks 4y ago
Because Google's, Apple's and Microsoft's accounts specifically are tied to their particular browser and/or OS, not just the websites you're on.
So are Firefox accounts but they probably don't have the numbers to engage in any particularly egregious behavior.
- TekMol 4y agoWhat kind of mechanic are you describing? Are you saying the browser is phoning home, telling Google which sites you visit?
- pilsetnieks 4y agoYes. You can turn it off, though, if you take Google at its word. https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068?hl=en&co=G...
- chefandy 4y agoWell, Chrome obviously does if you’re ‘signed in’ to Google and haven’t turned off their sync settings… which I imagine is the most common end user path, and chrome is the most popular browser. https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy/ https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy/
- nightpool 4y agoAre you saying that Google is using their control of the user agent to specifically tie a Google auth cookie to an individual third-party-context web request even when third party cookies are blocked? If so, that would be a major scandal. What evidence do you have that this is the case?