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by 1_player 1837 days ago
If it's opt-in, it's another bit of information to uniquely identify you (like Do-Not-Track is today.)

If it's opt-out and everyone will use it, ad companies will completely ignore this spec and keep tracking you.

The Internet is entirely in the hands of an advertising company. 90% of Internet users use Chrome and/or Android? Add Google Search and it's probably like 98%. Good luck with changing the status quo.