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by hibernator149 1837 days ago
I wonder if this fight over cookies is just a diversion. If we ever get an effective law or tech for cookies, won't the advertisers just shrug and switch to browser fingerprinting? I feel like the only solution is to educate users about AdBlockers and stuff like NoScript.
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GDPR actually applies to any kind of tracking, it's not just cookies. You also need consent do fingerprinting that can identify individual users, for example.