That's missing the broader point. It's a web browser and users don't want this 'feature'. None of this is necessary for me to browse the web which is all I want

That's missing the broader point. It's a web browser and users don't want this 'feature'. None of this is necessary for me to browse the web which is all I want from my web browser. Why should I have to jump through hoops and compromise my security and privacy to help some corporation with their marketing and advertising metrics? Why not just make this an opt-in option for users who want to volunteer their data to help these ad-tech companies? Oh that's right, no one in their right mind would do that. And the CTO's whole argument about stopping the 'perpetual arms race' by compromising with and appeasing the aggressor is absurd. Malicious actors and ad-tech companies will just exploit this too. If there's a legitimate way to access this data then we can only assume there's an illegitimate way to do it also.