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0 pointsjanc_2y ago0 comments

unfortunately, both blocking the API, or faking it, will be abused to track users, unless a significant number of users do it in the same way...

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ithkuil2y ago· 3 in thread

Because a tracker could detect that your topic of interest are fake? How would they know?

majormajor2y ago

If they're relatively unique they can just track you across sites and use your browsing history instead.

janc_OP2y ago

Depends, but either the topics never changing, or them changing too randomly, could all be detected when combined with other tracking, and become part of your identity as such...

sltkr2y ago

Simple. If the Topics API is disabled, then you are a nerd who spends too much time on sites like Hacker News, and they can show you ads accordingly.

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