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Mozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacy (windowsreport.com)
submitted 6 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/

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[–] JaddedFauceet@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago

the idea of "do not track" is quite comical.

It assumes the other party to honour the request. It is as good as telling thieves not to open your door because you put up a "do not open".

The "Do not track" signal also became an additional attribute used for fingerprinting users.