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minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down43·1 year agoThis is how the internet has worked since forever. At least for Chrome it’s opt-in, and they’re very clear about what is shared.
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI doubt this “opt-in” would replace the already existing tracking. It being opt-in is pointless since at very best it doesn’t change anything.
minus-squareWoedenaz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s not opt-in. These settings are automatically set to be turned on unless you intentionally turn them off. So they’re opt-out by definition.
This is how the internet has worked since forever. At least for Chrome it’s opt-in, and they’re very clear about what is shared.
I doubt this “opt-in” would replace the already existing tracking. It being opt-in is pointless since at very best it doesn’t change anything.
It’s not opt-in. These settings are automatically set to be turned on unless you intentionally turn them off. So they’re opt-out by definition.