Google’s Fingerprinting Returns In 8 Weeks And It Will Track Your Devices
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Digital fingerprinting is suddenly back and it will be everywhere—here's what you need to know.
  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    TL;DR - Google makes (arguably insane) claim that it previously acted responsibly with regards to fingerprinting, and says they will begin acting irresponsibility with fingerprinting in February.

    Practical take-aways you probably already knew:

    • Today’s Google may do or say anything to make an extra nickel.
    • Today’s Google, while it employs some excellent privacy minded engineers, has not demonstrated an organizational commitment to user privacy.
    • It is probably wise to assume that the next serious data breach at Google will end marriages, get politicians arrested, get famous people canceled, fuel successful scammers, and have every other privacy impact you can imagine. We know the Google data pool is massive, and we have reason to believe it is incredibly personal. I’m aware that Google has anonymozation solutions in play, and I do not believe those solutions will be effective in a breach scenario.
    • I believe that the average person will likely be better off ten years from now if they interact less with Google services.
    • Reddfugee42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Like Google maps:

      we anonymize your data before selling it. So it leaves your address every morning and goes to your office every morning but it’s completely anonymous.

      • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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        6 months ago

        Exactly. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that Google’s clever privacy engineering isn’t enough to keep any of us safe.

        Google’s expectation that we be okay with these practices feels like corporate gaslighting, to me.