Apple wont give gyro data but firefox will, firefox wont give battery data but chrome will. Everyone gives screen size and density data.

Why are these data points not discussed with privacy?

  • reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Advertisers need to be able to fingerprint you based on a combined measurement of the metrics you speak of. They aren’t interested in you per se, but you as a statistic, they are very interested in.

    Advertisers are willing to pay more for accurate data.

    Removing enough of these metrics to muddle the fingerprinting process would be bad business for everyone, so they all ride the line of privacy vs. profitability hoping we don’t notice.

    I mean, that’s what I just came up with in my head in the moment anyways.

    Now, off to forget I ever posted this!!