By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-24 01:11:18 | Updated at 2025-01-24 05:27:47
4 hours ago
Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking
ghacks.net ^ | Jan 13, 2025 | Martin Brinkmann
Posted on 01/23/2025 5:04:38 PM PST by Openurmind
Google has announced a change to its advertising policies that will allow advertisers to use digital fingerprinting starting February 16, 2025.
Why it is important: digital fingerprinting uses signals, like the IP address, location, language, used software, or operating system, to identify devices and users on the Internet.
Numerous digital fingerprinting techniques exist, some even capable of cross-browser fingerprinting.
(Excerpt) Read more at ghacks.net ...
TOPICS:
KEYWORDS: browsers; internet; trackers
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Cover Your Tracks Browser Tester. EFF. Test your browser to see how well you are protected from tracking and fingerprinting:
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
1 posted on 01/23/2025 5:04:38 PM PST by Openurmind
To: Openurmind
2 posted on 01/23/2025 5:05:39 PM PST by Openurmind
To: Openurmind
And this is not just Google search engine. It is also every website on the internet that uses Google 3rd party API services...
3 posted on 01/23/2025 5:10:22 PM PST by Openurmind
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
