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   (PeteCresswell) to All   
   Re: Are we all handing to Google the SSI   
   04 Feb 16 12:12:46   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: x@y.Invalid   
      
   Per (PeteCresswell):   
   >That would be "Authentication: Your unique ID: xxxxx", right?   
      
   Or is it "Cache E-Tags)" ?   
      
   As expected, when I re-ran using the Iron browser instead of Chrome and   
   both "Authentication" and "Cache (E-=Tags)" changed.   
      
   But I would have to think that somebody somewhere (Google?) is   
   diligently creating links between those IDs and people's   
   names/addresses/phone numbers.   
      
   Am I on the right track with that ?   
      
   Seems like even if somebody gets a new browser and uses it only over   
   VPN, any sites (Amazon, for instance) that the user divulges personal   
   information to can now create a link to that browser instance's unique   
   ID - regardless of whether the user is connecting over a VPN.   
      
   If so, what's the workaround?   
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   Pete Cresswell   
      
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