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by ferzul 2244 days ago
the answer is simple: the data is there. you can't compare vietnam and germany on that page - if you can access it. (if i have to signup to read or buy, i'm not really interested. anonymous access used to be possible with paper, and it's still possible today)
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I think it's only marginally useful though; for example you can't rationally make personal or policy decisions using this because the distortion Inthe data that the gp flagged is so large, and also we are so early in this event. In 18 months we will see!
Open it in a private browsing window and anonymity still is possible
Private browsing doesn't provide any form of anonymity: https://panopticlick.eff.org/

Heck, it is tricky to remain anonymous even over the Tor Browser.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)#Weak...

It does in the sense that the comment which I replied to meant it: access without being logged in to an account.