Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting - eviltoast
While I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web. I was surprised by the recent Information Commissioner’s Office post, which criticized Google’s decision to introduce device fingerprinting for advertising purposes from

While I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web. I was surprised by the recent Information Commissioner’s Office post, which criticized Google’s decision to introduce device fingerprinting for advertising purposes from February 2025. According to ICO, this change risks undermining user control and transparency in how personal data is collected and used.

  • FeelzGoodMan420English
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    12 days ago

    Unfortunately FPP isn’t enough. You can do fingerprinting tests. It doesn’t work. I haven’t tried RFP

    Edit: just to clarify, FPP is “protection against fingerprinting” which is enabled in strict privacy mode? Should I also use resist fingerprinting? Does it break a lot of sites? And will it actually beat those fingerprinting tests?