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Google and Apple Weaseling Out of "Do Not Track"

Posted by timothy on from the except-for-the-following-circumstances dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Per an op-ed in today's New York Times, Google, Apple, and others would be effectively exempt from "Do not track": "[T]he rules would allow the largest Internet giants to continue scooping up data about users on their own sites and on other sites that include their plug-ins, such as Facebook's 'Like' button or an embedded YouTube video. This giant loophole would make 'Do Not Track' meaningless."

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  1. Re:Not new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hey now, I already block ads and I definitely do give a shit, so personally I would be fucking pissed if my e-mail address were to be included on the leaked addresses list. It has already somehow managed to accumulate a small amount of spam, I'd rather it not get any worse just for a bunch of other dumbass motherfuckers who don't give a shit, let alone understand these things.

    Meanwhile, I will continue to use Adblock Plus, NoScript, Blur (or whatever they decide to rename it to tomorrow), browse with all third-party cookies disabled, and keep the joke that is "Do Not Track" turned on as a warning that I am not fucking around (although it alone is just something to laugh at, both by advertisers/trackers and users who would actually like to not be tracked).