[Orangeair]

This is just a weird article.

> But do you know what data I have access to when you come on my website ? Well only your IP and some information about your computer and browser. That’s all.

It's pretty well known by now that that's often more than enough to identify a specific user. "That's all" really undersells it.

> It’s true I can create an ID and save it on your browser (I can do much more but we will stay focus). Your browser, not your computer.

That's effectively the same thing -- the vast vast majority of users don't use more than one browser per device, and I'd be willing to be that the few who do use more than one mostly use them for different websites.

> So the very first thing you need to understand about data privacy is that YOU protect your own data by not giving it away without thinking.

And here it is. This article is basically just victim blaming. "You didn't want this website to identify you based on the unique combination of user agent, viewport, and feature detection? Then you shouldn't have visited this website with that user agent, screen size, and set of features enabled in your browser."

[threatofrain]

I’d ask similarly, when you enter the public sphere, does that give me the right to collect DNA samples you’ve “voluntarily” dropped on the floor, like in police shows? You abandon your privacy when you voluntarily expose yourself to the public, right?

I think the public is divided on the issue and have no consensus nor common language for matters of privacy.