[xp84]

I guess I'm not convinced Microsoft is serious enough about monetizing my data and attention the way Google is. I'm assuming (generously, to be fair) that Microsoft mainly wants to optimize their software rather than use the data to maximize the effectiveness of their ad business, which seems hobby-level to me.

> immutable hardware-derived identification,

Is this in the telemetry data? Not in headers, right? Just curious to learn more

[ttyprintk]

The 2020 report:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39181863

But the zeitgeist I’ve seen in 2024 is that Edge and Chrome collect the data they want, plus the data each other is collecting. Tabs, history, etc. Google appears to be more careful, speculatively because it would be easier to prove anti-trust if Google blocked Microsoft’s collecting.