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0 pointsFnoord6y ago0 comments

To complete GAFAN/GAFAM or whatever it is called there's also one for Amazon [1] and Microsoft [2] (I wouldn't care to avoid tracking by Apple or Netflix).

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/contain-amazo...

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/microsoft-con...

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blahyawnblah6y ago

Why is it OK to be track by Apple or Netflix?

FnoordOP6y ago

> Why is it OK to be track by Apple or Netflix?

That is not what I asserted.

I asserted I don't care about it. I don't believe Netflix tracks me outside of .netflix.com and I don't believe Apple tracks me outside of .apple.com (and the other domains ofc). If they do, you have to convince me it is harming my interests (ie. my privacy or freedom of choice).

I know Google tracks me, I know Facebook tracks me. Their profit model is surrounded by this tracking. I know Amazon and Microsoft track me. Their profit model partly relies on tracking.

JohnTHaller6y ago

Now that Apple is forcing app developers to use Sign in with Apple -- and developers will have to also allow it on their websites so you can access your account there -- Apple will be able to use the Sign in with Apple javascript they serve to track you around the web just like Facebook and Google do, even if you don't use any Apple products.

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ycombinator_acc6y ago

But there are thousands big ones out there. Cloudflare, Cloudfront, Baidu, Yandex, Akamai, Tencent, Twitter, Yahoo, Disqus, Uber, Airbnb, Pinterest etc. Why bring up Apple and Netflix specifically?

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