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|    Carlos E.R. to Marion    |
|    Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Androi    |
|    12 Mar 25 15:21:54    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile       From: robin_listas@es.invalid              On 2025-03-11 16:39, Marion wrote:       > On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:35:50 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :       >       >       >>> And that's just about the way to summarize this problem set, since the       >>> single most obvious way to prevent DSID tracking is to hit the skip       >>> button.       >>       >> Thanks for insulting 99% of the population calling them rude.       >       > What do YOU call people who do those three things without your permission?       > Caring? Thoughtful? Considerate? Attentive?       > Choose none of the above.              Normal people. We don't need your permission. We are the huge majority,       you are outvoted.              And I live in the EU, so what Google can do here is limited. The EU has       a narrow view on data protection, and they don't see an issue with       Android phones address/phone book.              >       > Nonetheless, keeping this in context of this privacy-related thread, it's       > clear the single most effective way to ameliorate the privacy loss inherent       > in the Google DSID cookie is simply to hit that "skip" button.                     --       Cheers, Carlos.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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