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by dzdt 3173 days ago
You trust the credit union with your money, but don't trust them with a fingerprint of your browser identity?
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Yes. Money is easily verified (balance = deposits - withdrawals), and there are centuries of law/customs for preventing fraud/theft.

Meanwhile, tying browser fingerprints to a pretty solid real-world identity has deniable value, is discreetly sold (private surveillance bureaus operate with no oversight), and is just the type of gimmicky revenue stream that consumer-capturing industries are on the lookout for.

Trust is neither binary nor universal.
Uh... yes. They're not allowed to give random companies all your money.