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[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Presumably it's easier to lobby for something that's already legally enforced elsewhere. And sometimes lobbying is just unsuccessful.

With a reasonable alternative available, removing the additional fingerprinting vector seems like the best idea to avoid tracking. The few good actors can look at the Global Privacy Control instead, so there's literally no downside here.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

GPC? It's different because there's already a jurisdiction that legally enforces it.