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| Opt out of tracking means being tracked as opt-out person
Think about how it would work if you asked not to be tracked across the web. How would ad services know which users not to track? Presumably you would pick up a special cookie, and the ad servers would then be instructed to disregard your data.
Who would trust this? And doesn't it seem ripe for mistakes, abuse and inconvenience?
Obviously you're better off with your own technical countermeasures, but this opt-out list may be the next best thing for technically naive users who don't know the tricks.
What this doesn't address is internet providers collecting and selling customers' data. It's harder to avoid that, and an opt-out is especially needed - or better yet a prohibition of the practice. |
